Table 5 Clinic intensity and complexity
From: Specialized multi-disciplinary heart failure clinics in Ontario, Canada: an environmental scan
    HF-DMSI category | All clinics (n = 30) | Clinic intensity types |  | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | High | Medium | Low | p-value |
|  |  | (n = 10) | (n = 13) | (n = 7) |  |
Recipient | 3.3 ± 0.6 | 3.7 ± 0.5 | 3.2 ± 0.6 | 3.0 ± 0.6 | .040 |
Education and counselling aimed at supporting self-care | 3.2 ± 1.0 | 3.9 ± 0.3 | 3.1 ± 1.0 | 2.6 ± 1.1 | .011 |
Medication management | 2.7 ± 0.5 | 3.0 ± 0 | 2.8 ± 0.4 | 2.1 ± 0.7 | .002 |
Peer support | 0.3 ± 0.5 | 0.6 ± 0.7 | 0.2 ± 0.4 | 0.3 ± 0.5 | .147 |
Remote monitoring | 0.7 ± 0.8 | 1.0 ± 0.8 | 0.8 ± 0.8 | 0.1 ± 0.4 | .079 |
Delivery personnel | 2.5 ± 0.6 | 3.0 ± 0 | 2.5 ± 0.5 | 2.0 ± 0.8 | .002 |
Method of communication | 3.6 ± 0.5 | 4.0 ± 0 | 3.5 ± 0.5 | 3.4 ± 0.5 | .018 |
Duration | 4.0 ± 0 | 4.0 ± 0 | 4.0 ± 0 | 4.0 ± 0 | - |
Complexity | 2.6 ± 0.6 | 3.0 ± 0 | 2.6 ± 0.5 | 2.0 ± 0.6 | <.001 |
Environment | 2.0 ± 0.2 | 2.0 ± 0 | 1.9 ± 0.3 | 2.0 ± 0 | .536 |