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Table 6 Program delivery characteristics of cardiac rehabilitation coordinators

From: Evidence to service gap: cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention in rural and remote Western Australia

 

Overall n (%)

Rural n (%)

Remote n (%)

Metropolitan n (%)

Health discipline of CR Coordinator

 Registered nurse

8 (24)

 

2 (17)

6 (50)

 Physiotherapist

23 (67)

10 (100)

10 (83)

3 (25)

 Exercise Physiologist

2 (6)

  

2 (17)

 Health Promotion officer

1 (3)

  

1 (8)

Full time equivalent (FTE) in CR role

 ≤ 0.8 FTE (range 0.2–0.8)

27 (79)

10 (100)

12 (100)

5 (42)

 1.0 FTE

7 (21)

0 (0)

0 (0)

7 (58)

Months in position

 mean ± SD

52.8 ± 67.7

65.1 ± 97.2

48.5 ± 58.7

47.8 ± 53.4

 Range (min-max)

1–276

3–276

1–192

3–192