Table 5 Hierarchical linear regression analysis with predictors associated with perceptions of continuity of care at the two-month follow-up (n = 1267)

 Male Gender

0.390

(0.279, 0.500)

< 0.001

0.364

(0.249, 0.479)

< 0.001

0.344

(0.226, 0.463)

< 0.001

0.318

(0.208, 0.428)

< 0.001

 Age in years

− 0.006

(−0.011, − 0.002)

0.008

− 0.004

(− 0.008, 0.001)

0.094

− 0.003

(− 0.008, 0.002)

0.185

− 0.001

(− 0.005, 0.004)

0.779

 Not living alone

0.201

(0.078, 0.324)

0.001

0.130

(0.005, 0.255)

0.041

0.116

(−0.008, 0.241)

0.068

0.087

(−0.029, 0.202)

0.142

 Education level

0.845

0.686

0.409

0.585

  Trade school

0.037

(−0.096, 0.170)

0.590

−0.061

(− 0.194, 0.073)

0.375

− 0.072

(− 0.206, 0.062)

0.291

− 0.019

(− 0.143, 0.105)

0.760

  High School

0.080

(−0.106, 0.266)

0.401

0.020

(−0.164, 0.204)

0.833

−0.001

(−0.185, 0.183)

0.992

0.054

(−0.117, 0.225)

0.533

  College/University

0.045

(−0.089, 0.180)

0.507

−0.053

(− 0.187, 0.082)

0.445

−0.103

(− 0.241, 0.035)

0.143

− 0.052

(− 0.180, 0.075)

0.420

 RAND-12 Physical (baseline)

0.010

(0.005, 0.015)

< 0.001

−0.004

(− 0.013, 0.005)

0.405

− 0.006

(− 0.015, 0.002)

0.151

 RAND-12 Mental (baseline)

0.010

(0.006, 0.015)

< 0.001

0.008

(−0.001, 0.016)

0.093

0.007

(−0.001, 0.015)

0.098

 Coronary heart disease

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.034

   UAP

0.059

(−0.086, 0.203)

0.426

0.081

(−0.062, 0.224)

0.268

−0.033

(− 0.186, 0.120)

0.672

   NSTEMI

0.142

(0.022, 0.262)

0.021

0.142

(0.021, 0.262)

0.021

−0.030

(−0.174, 0.114)

0.679

   STEMI

0.390

(0.254, 0.525)

< 0.001

0.338

(0.195, 0.481)

<  0.001

0.143

(−0.029, 0.315)

0.103

   Other

0.217

(0.005, 0.429)

0.044

0.210

(− 0.000, 0.419)

0.050

0.164

(−0.040, 0.367)

0.115

Comorbidity DHPS

−0.121

(− 0.217, − 0.025)

0.014

−0.046

(− 0.148, 0.055)

0.372

−0.045

(− 0.138, 0.049)

0.349

Smoke

0.547

0.360

0.269

 Smoked before >1mnd

−0.061

(−0.171, 0.049)

0.276

−0.058

(− 0.169, 0.053)

0.303

−0.084

(−0.186, 0.018)

0.106

 Smoked

−0.043

(−0.178, 0.093)

0.535

−0.100

(−0.245, 0.044)

0.174

−0.049

(− 0.182, 0.083)

0.465

Previous PCI

−0.130

(− 0.238, − 0,022)

0.018

−0.075

(− 0.188, 0.037)

0.190

− 0.044

(−.0.149, 0.060)

0.405

Previous Coronary bypass surgery

−0.042

(− 0.188, 0.104)

0.573

0.036

(−0.116, 0.189)

0.638

0.048

(−0.092, 0.189)

0.500

Duration of hospital stay

< 0.001

0.369

 2 days

0.209

(0.050, 0.368)

0.010

0.150

(0.001, 0.298)

0.049

 3 days

0.277

(0.121, 0.433)

< 0.001

0.087

(−0.078, 0.252)

0.303

 4 days

0.277

(0.124, 0.430)

< 0.001

0.055

(−0.118, 0.229)

0.531

 More than 4 days

0.262

(0.124, 0.400)

< 0.001

0.058

(−0.104, 0.220)

0.482

Benefit from the written patient information from hospital

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Yes

0.454

(0.312, 0.597)

< 0.001

0.344

(0.208, 0.481)

< 0.001

 I don’t know

0.190

(0.024, 0.355)

0.024

0.100

(−0.057, 0.256)

0.211

 Did not receive

− 0.164

(− 0.332, 0.003)

0.054

−0.121

(−0.278, 0.036)

0.131

Discharged to home

−0.185

(−0.291, − 0.080)

< 0.001

−0.116

(−0.224, − 0.009)

0.034

First post-discharge meeting with GP

< 0.001

0.068

 Within 4–8 weeks

−0.014

(−0.124, 0.096)

0.801

−0.001

(− 0.102, 0.100)

0.985

 Not visited the GP

−0.446

(−0.591, − 0.301)

< 0.001

−0.185

(−0.347, − 0.023)

0.025

Consultation with the regular GP at first appointment

0.401

(0.281, 0.521)

< 0.001

0.191

(0.057, 0.326)

0.005

Enough time in consultations with GP

< 0.001

< 0.001

 To a large degree

0.476

(0.371, 0.581)

< 0.001

0.379

(0.276, 0.482)

< 0.001

 To a very large degree

0.698

(0.569, 0.828)

< 0.001

0.558

(0.430, 0.686)

< 0.001

CR participation (planned, ongoing or completed)

0.224

(0.128, 0.320)

< 0.001

0.093

(−0.004, 0.190)

0.060