Primary care provider perceptions of intake transition records and shared care with outpatient cardiac rehabilitation programs

Table 2 Descriptive Characteristics of Primary Care Providers by Participant Status, N = 583

Characteristic	Participants (%)			Non-Participants (%)
	Interviewed N = 66	Total N = 144	p	Declined N = 330	p*
Sex, Male	35 (53.0)	80 (55.6)	0.62	240 (72.7)	< 0.001
Location of Medical School			0.33		0.14
Ontario	50 (78.1)	102 (72.3)		223 (67.8)
Canada, non-Ontario	8 (12.5)	20 (14.2)		37 (11.2)
Outside Canada	6 (9.4)	19 (13.5)		69 (21.0)
Year of Graduation From Medical School (Mean ± SD)	1984 ± 10.74	1986 ± 10.25	0.03	1982 ± 10.85	0.001
Previous Satisfaction with CR Transition records† (Mean ± SD)	3.68 ± 1.15	3.51 ± 1.20	0.16	-	-

Three PCPs are nurse-practitioners. The majority of ineligible PCPs were ineligible due to duplication, and therefore their characteristics are not shown.
*test for significant differences between total participating PCPs and declining PCPs.
† Scores range from 1-5, with higher scores denoting greater satisfaction.

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