How Important Are Social Support, Expectations and Coping Patterns during Cardiac Rehabilitation

Table 1

Baseline data on 183 patients with valid six-month data participating in a four-week cardiac rehabilitation programme at Krokeide Rehabilitation Centre, Bergen, Norway, from 2000 to 2002.

Variables	Total	Missing	Cronbach’s
Males, % ()	80.3 (146)	0 (0)
Age in years, mean (SD)	55.1 (9.2)	0 (0)
Married/cohabiting
Yes, % ()	83.8 (151)	1.6 (3)
No, % ()	16.2 (29)
Household income, mean (SD)	3.5^a (1.3)	14.2 (26)^b
Social support^c, mean (SD)	5.4 (0.9)	0 (0)	0.74
Emotional status^d, mean (SD)	3.0 (1.2)	0 (0)	0.88
Coping^e
Task, mean (SD)	2.5 (0.4)	0 (0)	0.69
Emotion, mean (SD)	2.2 (0.3)	0 (0)	0.60
Avoid, mean (SD)	2.0 (0.4)	0 (0)	0.62
Negative expectations^d, mean (SD)	2.2 (1.0)	0 (0)	0.73

: subsample size; SD: standard deviation.
^a3.5 ≈ 400,000 NOK (70.000 USD) (scales 1–5: 3 = 301,000–400,000 NOK, 4 = 401,000–500,000 NOK).
^bHousehold income data were obtained after conclusion of the study (at 24 months) and were completed for all participants with valid followup data.
^cTotal mean score social support (scales 1–7).
^dTotal mean score of anxiety and depression complaints (scales 1–7).
^eTotal mean score coping style (scales 1–4).