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Table 1 Respondent characteristics, N =195

From: How do hospital administrators perceive cardiac rehabilitation in a publicly-funded health care system?

Characteristic

n (%) /

mean ± SD

Sex, female (%)

122 (64.6)

Province of work, in alphabetical order

 

 Alberta (%)

14 (7.2)

 British Columbia (%)

6 (3.1)

 Manitoba (%)

10 (5.2)

 New Brunswick (%)

4 (2.1)

 Newfoundland and Labrador (%)

2 (1.0)

 Nova Scotia (%)

1 (0.5)

 Ontario (%)

139 (71.6)

 Prince Edward Island (%)

1 (0.5)

 Quebec (%)

13 (6.7)

 Saskatchewan (%)

2 (1.0)

 Northwest territories (%)

2 (1.0)

Institution type

 

 Community hospital (%)

128 (66.3)

 Academic health sciences centre (%)

58 (30.1)

Quaternary/Tertiary facility / Cardiac Centre (%)

25 (13.0)

 Rehab/outpatient institution (%)

7 (3.6)

 Government (%)

1 (0.5)

 Other (%)

5 (2.6)

Job title / position

 

 Executive leadership (%)

84 (43.3)

 Manager (%)

33 (17.0)

 Medical director (%)

23 (11.9)

 Clinical director (%)

17 (8.8)

 Supervisor/coordinator/ team lead (%)

15 (7.7)

 Other (%)

22 (11.3)

Years of service in current role

 

 <1 year (%)

20 (10.4)

 1-5 Years (%)

77 (39.9)

 6-10 years (%)

41 (21.2)

 >10 years (%)

55 (28.5)

Primary clinical area

 

 Cardiac (%)

66 (34.4)

 Non-clinical focus (%)

54 (28.1)

 Non-cardiac-specific area

72 (37.5)*

  General (%)

25 (48.1)

  Multiple areas (%)

6 (11.5)

  Acute care (%)

5 (9.6)

  Complex continuing / long-term care (%)

5 (9.6)

  Emergency (%)

4 (7.7)

  Surgery (%)

3 (5.8)

 Other (%)

4 (7.7)

Highest level of education

 

 Graduate degree (%)

74 (38.5)

 Medical school (%)

50 (26.0)

 Undergraduate degree (%)

38 (19.8)

 College diploma (%)

28 (14.6)

 High school (%)

2 (1.0)

Graduation year (mean ± SD)

1991.4 ±12.0

  1. *n=20 responses missing or not applicable.
  2. SD=standard deviation.