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Table 2 Participant characteristics at baseline

From: Assessing the effectiveness of Enhanced Psychological Care for patients with depressive symptoms attending cardiac rehabilitation compared with treatment as usual (CADENCE): a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial

 

UC, N = 14

EPC, N = 15

Gender; n (%)

 Male

7 (50)

8 (53)

Age (years); mean (SD)

68.1 (8.6)

62.7 (8.9)

Ethnicity; n (%)

 White

14 (100)

15 (100)

Preferred language; n (%)

 English

13 (93)

15 (100)

 Other

1 (7)

0 (0)

Smoking status; n (%)

 Never smoked

5 (36)

4 (27)

 Ex-smoker

9 (64)

11 (73)

Time since quitting smoking (ex-smokers only); n (%)

 Less than 6 months

3 (33)

3 (27)

 6 to 12 months

0 (0)

0 (0)

 1 to 5 years

0 (0)

2 (18)

 5 to 10 years

1 (11)

0 (0)

 More than 10 years

5 (56)

6 (55)

Index of Multiple Deprivation median decile (IQR) (lower deciles are more deprived)

6 (4, 8)

5 (1, 7)

Index cardiac event and/or and proceduresa

 ACS and/or revascularisation

11 (79)

11 (73)

 Other heart conditionb

3 (21)

1 (7)

 Other cardiac procedure (pacemaker, valve surgery)

0 (0)

3 (20)

CIS-R primary diagnosis category; n (%)

N = 13c

N = 14c

 No psychiatric diagnosis identified

9 (69)

6 (43)

 Mixed anxiety and depressive disorder – mild

1 (8)

1 (7)

 Mild depressive episode

3 (23)

4 (29)

 Moderate depressive episode

0 (0)

3 (21)

Secondary diagnosis category; n (%)

 No psychiatric diagnosis identified

12 (92)

9 (64)

 Mixed anxiety and depressive disorder – mild

1 (8)

1 (7)

 Generalised anxiety disorder – mild

0 (0)

1 (7)

 Mixed anxiety and depressive disorder

0 (0)

2 (14)

 Specific (isolated) phobia

0 (0)

1 (7)

Emotional health

PHQ-9; mean (SD)

11.9 (1.8)

14.2 (4.7)

BDI; mean (SD)

12.5 (4.9)

18.4 (7.4)

BAI; mean (SD)

12.5 (4.4)

19.3 (10.7)

Do you believe you have low mood?; n (%)

  

 Yes

11 (79)

11 (73)

 No

3 (21)

4 (27)

Do you want any professional help for your low mood?; n (%)d

 

N = 11

N = 11

 Strongly prefer help

1 (9)

5 (45)

 Prefer help

4 (36)

2 (18)

 Prefer not to receive help

3 (27)

3 (27)

 Strongly prefer not to receive help

3 (27)

1 (9)

What type of professional help would you prefer?; n (%)d

 

N = 11

N = 11

 Strongly prefer non-drug help

6 (55)

9 (82)

 Prefer non-drug help

3 (27)

0 (0)

 Prefer drug-based help

1 (9)

0 (0)

 Strongly prefer drug-based help

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Do not mind

1 (9)

2 (18)

Health-related quality of life

 EQ-5D-5 L; mean (SD)

0.801 (0.097)

0.644 (0.226)

 EQ-5D VAS; mean (SD)

63.0 (23.5)

48.7 (19.3)

 HeartQoL; mean (SD)

21.3 (9.1)

15.2 (9.9)

  1. ACS acute coronary syndrome, BAI Beck Anxiety Inventory, BDI-II Beck Depression Inventory, CIS-R Revised Clinical Interview Schedule, EPC Enhanced Psychological Care, EQ-5D-5 L EuroQoL Index, IQR interquartile range, PHQ Patient Health Questionnaire-9, SD standard deviation, UC usual care, VAS Visual Analogue Scale
  2. aClear diagnostic information was not always present
  3. bIncludes atrial fibrillation, chest pain, heart failure or ischaemic heart disease
  4. cSome participants did not complete this component of the baseline assessment
  5. dOnly completed by participants who believed themselves to have low mood
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