Differences in illness perceptions and risk factors between diagnostic categories
| CABG (n = 42) | CABG + AMI (n = 31) | AMI (n = 64) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intention to go to rehabilitation | 32 (76.2%) | 23 (74.2%) | 44 (68.8%) |
| Illness perceptions | |||
| Control/cure | 24.3 (23.2–25.4) | 24.9 (23.4–26.3) | 23.5 (22.7–24.2) |
| Consequences | 13.6 (12.7–14.6) | 12.8 (11.6–14.0) | 12.8 (12.1–13.6) |
| Timeline | 9.3 (8.5–10.1) | 9.9 (8.8–11.0) | 9.9 (9.2–10.7) |
| Causal attribution4-151 | |||
| Lifestyle | 3.2 (2.8–3.6) | 3.4 (3.0–3.9) | 3.2 (2.8–3.4) |
| Stress | 3.6 (3.2–4.0) | 3.5 (3.0–4.0 | 3.3 (3.0–3.7) |
| Knowledge of BP | 36 (85.7%) | 24 (80%) | 49 (76.6%) |
| Knowledge of TC | 33 (78.6%) | 22 (71%) | 23 (35.9%)* |
| Previous history | 34 (87.2%) | 26 (83.9%) | 13 (39%)* |
| Previous exercise | 21 (58%) | 13 (48.1%) | 29 (50.9%) |
Where count data are shown actual numbers are written with percentages shown in parentheses; for continuous data the mean score for each variable is shown with the confidence interval given in parentheses.
↵4-151 Kruskall-Wallis test; *p < 0.001.
BP, blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol.