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Table 2 Participant characteristics

From: Multimorbidity rehabilitation versus disease-specific rehabilitation in people with chronic diseases: a pilot randomized controlled trial

 

Multimorbidity Rehabilitation Group (MMRG)

(n = 9)

Disease-Specific Rehabilitation Group (DSRG)

(n = 7)

Age (in years), mean (SD)

68 (10)

71 (8)

Male, n (%)

7 (78%)

3 (43%)

BMI, mean (SD)

27 (6)

32 (5)

Main diagnosis, n (%)

- Acute myocardial infarction

2 (22%)

1 (14%)

- Percutaneous coronary intervention—stent

0 (0%)

3 (43%)

- Coronary artery bypass graft surgery

2 (22%)

0 (0%)

- Mitral valve replacement/repair

1 (11%)

0 (0%)

- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

3 (34%)

2 (29%)

- Asthma

0 (0%)

1 (14%)

- Congestive heart failure

1 (11%)

0 (0%)

Disease-Specific Program Originally Referred to, n (%)

- Cardiac

5 (56%)

4 (57%)

- Heart failure

1 (11%)

0 (0%)

- Pulmonary

3 (33%)

3 (43%)

Smoking status, n (%)

- Current

1 (12%)

1 (14%)

- Ex-smoker

4 (44%)

4 (57%)

- Never

4 (44%)

2 (29%)

Baseline 6MWD, mean (SD)

446 (102)

335 (141)

Other comorbidities, n (%)

- Coronary heart disease

8 (89%)

4 (57%)

- Hypertension

8 (89%)

5 (71%)

- Diabetes

4 (44%)

4 (57%)

Number of comorbidities, mean (SD)

4 (1)

4 (1)

Functional Comorbidity Index, mean (SD)

4 (2)

8 (1)

Multimorbidity Illness Perception Scale, mean (SD)

- Treatment burden

4 (3)

5 (4)

- Prioritization

6 (4)

9 (2)

- Causal relationships

3 (3)

3 (3)

- Activity restriction

4 (3)

4 (2)

- Emotional representations

9 (12)

16 (9)

- Summary scale

26 (20)

37 (16)

Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics, mean (SD)

- Total number of categories endorsed

4 (2)

5 (1)

- Total score

6 (3)

9 (2)

- Severity index

2 (0)

2 (0)

- Number of categories at level 3 severity

0 (1)

1 (1)

- Number of categories at level 4 severity

0 (0)

0 (0)

  1. SD standard deviation, n number, BMI body mass index, 6MWD 6-min walk distance