Table 3 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study groups
| Â | IG (n = 10) | UCG (n = 10) |
|---|---|---|
Mean age in years (SD, range) | 65.8 (11.2, 43.0–78.0) | 70.3 (9.3, 55.0–84.0) |
Median number of years with diagnosis of AF (IQR, range) | 0.9 (0.1–8.5, 0.04–20.0) | 4.0 (0.8–10.0, 0.06–24.0) |
Sex | n (%) | |
 Female | 2 (20%) | 4 (40%) |
 Male | 8 (80%) | 6 (60%) |
Housing situation | ||
 Living alone | 5 (50%) | 2 (20%) |
 Living together with another person | 5 (50%) | 8 (80%) |
Highest educational qualification | ||
 None | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
 Primary/main school | 4 (40%) | 4 (40%) |
 Secondary school | 4 (40%) | 4 (40%) |
 Polytechnic school | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
 High school | 1 (10%) | 2 (20%) |
 University | 1 (10%) | 0 (0%) |
Existing experience in PSP | ||
 Yes | 3 (30%) | 5 (50%) |
 No | 7 (70%) | 5 (50%) |
Presence of an electronic device for pulse measurement at home | ||
 Yes | 7 (70%) | 9 (90%) |
 No | 3 (30%) | 1 (10%) |
Regular implementation of pulse self-measurement at home | ||
 No | 3 (30%) | 2 (20%) |
 Multiple times a day | 0 (0%) | 1 (10%) |
 Once per day | 3 (30%) | 2 (20%) |
 Not daily, but multiple times per week | 3 (30%) | 1 (10%) |
 Not every week, but multiple times per month | 1 (10%) | 2 (20%) |
 Not every month, but multiple times per year | 0 (0%) | 2 (20%) |