Table 1 Characteristics of participants
Characteristic | Â |
|---|---|
Sex | Â |
 Male | 216 (53%) |
 Female | 188 (47%) |
Age group (years) | Â |
 < 50 | 48 (12%) |
 50–59 | 109 (27%) |
 60–69 | 134 (33%) |
 ≥ 70 | 112 (28%) |
Education | Â |
 Primary | 6 (1.5%) |
 Secondary | 124 (31%) |
 Trade or TAFE qualification | 103 (26%) |
 University diploma/degree/post-graduate | 170 (42%) |
Employment status | Â |
 Employee | 157 (39%) |
 Self-employed | 46 (11%) |
 Unemployed | 25 (6.2%) |
 Not in the paid workforce (e.g. home duties, retired) | 177 (44%) |
Current financial strain | Â |
 None | 109 (28%) |
 Slight | 107 (27%) |
 Moderate | 126 (32%) |
 Considerable/Extreme | 48 (11.9%) |
 Not stated | 15 |
 Lives alone | 74 (18%) |
 Has close confidante | 334 (85%) |
Marital status | Â |
 Never married | 28 (6.9%) |
 Widowed | 28 (6.9%) |
 Divorced or separated | 60 (15%) |
 Married or living with partner | 288 (71%) |
Heart condition* | Â |
 AMI | 162 (40%) |
 CABGS | 118 (29%) |
 PCI | 299 (74%) |
 HF | 30 (7.4%) |
 SCAD | 39 (9.6%) |
 ICD | 8 (2.0%) |
Comorbidities | Â |
 Obesity | 61 (15%) |
 Diabetes | 86 (21%) |
 Sleep Disorder | 53 (13%) |
 Cancer | 22 (5.4%) |
 History of Anxiety | 101 (25%) |
 History of Depression | 117 (29%) |
Place of residence | Â |
 Australia | 307 (75.8%) |
 United States of America | 33 (8.1%) |
 Canada | 13 (3.2%) |
 Other | 52 (12.8%) |
Time since cardiac event | Â |
 Less than 1 month | 45 (11%) |
 1 to 3 months | 239 (59%) |
 4 to 12 months | 67 (16.5%) |
 More than 1 years | 50 (12.3%) |
 Unknown | 4 |
 Attended cardiac rehabilitation | 179 (46%) |