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Table 3 Effects on clinical performance measured by 11 care processes and six patient outcomes (primary outcome) (nā€‰=ā€‰14,874)

From: Effect of a web-based audit and feedback intervention with outreach visits on the clinical performance of multidisciplinary teams: a cluster-randomized trial in cardiac rehabilitation

Care processes and patient outcomes

Type

Control group

Intervention group

P value

Crude baseline performance

Crude follow-up performance

Adjusted performance trend [OR (95% CI)]

Crude baseline performance

Crude follow-up performance

Adjusted performance trend [OR (95% CI)]

Psychosocial rehabilitation (study group A)

ā€ƒ1. Complete data on psychological functioning

Process

69.0% (623/903)

68.3% (3134/4591)

0.64 (0.32 to 1.28)

86.1% (1733/2012)

84.7% (6217/7341)

0.69 (0.42 to 1.11)

0.872

ā€ƒ2. Complete data on social functioning

Process

16.1% (145/903)

15.5% (712/4591)

0.17 (0.01 to 2.06)

53.2% (1071/2012)

56.4% (4142/7341)

1.36 (0.05 to 3.71)

0.130

ā€ƒ3. Complete data on lifestyle factors

Process

82.8% (748/903)

84.6% (3885/4591)

0.92 (0.46 to 1.85)

86.1% (1733/2012)

80.2% (5884/7341)

1.03 (0.57 to 1.86)

0.815

ā€ƒ4. Disease specific education completeda

Process

51.3% (424/827)

44.1% (1796/4071)

0.76 (0.48 to 1.20)

62.7% (842/1342)

61.7% (3046/4934)

0.44 (0.29 to 0.67)

0.091

ā€ƒ5. Lifestyle modification programme completeda

Process

41.3% (373/903)

40.8% (1874/4591)

1.08 (0.63 to 1.85)

55.7% (877/1575)

58.3% (3255/5580)

1.34 (0.78 to 2.31)

0.385

ā€ƒ6. Improved quality of live after CR

Outcome

44.6% (403/903)

46.5% (2133/4591)

0.99 (0.86 to 1.13)

41.0% (826/2012)

43.5% (3193/7341)

1 (0.89 to 1.12)

0.571

ā€ƒ7. Successful smoking cessation

Outcome

56.0% (506/903)

54.2% (2489/4591)

0.96 (0.84 to 1.09)

49.5% (996/2012)

51.1% (3752/7341)

0.99 (0.89 to 1.11)

0.553

ā€ƒ8. Patients receive a discharge letter with remaining lifestyle goals

Process

13.1% (118/903)

19.9% (914/4591)

5.39 (2.14 to 13.56)

27.3% (549/2012)

28.9% (2120/7341)

4.61 (2.29 to 9.30)

0.764

Physical rehabilitation (study group B)

ā€ƒ9. Complete data on physical functioning

Process

54.5% (1097/2012)

61.8% (4534/7341)

1.35 (0.72 to 2.54)

52.6% (475/903)

65.6% (3010/4591)

1.78 (0.75 to 4.20)

0.611

ā€ƒ10. Complete data concerning cardiovascular risk factors

Process

55.3% (1112/2012)

49.8% (3656/7341)

1.12 (0.76 to 1.65)

54.4% (491/903)

60.4% (2775/4591)

1.34 (0.83 to 2.17)

0.562

ā€ƒ11. Exercise training completeda

Process

53.4% (1074/2012)

45.9% (3366/7341)

0.44 (0.27 to 0.74)

65.8% (421/640)

60.9% (1780/2922)

0.8 (0.29 to 2.21)

0.374

ā€ƒ12. Relaxation and stress management training completeda

Process

43.6% (666/1528)

48.3% (2367/4898)

2.47 (1.25 to 4.88)

44.7% (370/827)

45.8% (1863/4071)

1.04 (0.40 to 2.71)

0.183

ā€ƒ13. Cardiovascular risk factors evaluated at discharge

Process

10.3% (208/2012)

7.4% (541/7341)

0.87 (0.41 to 1.83)

32.7% (295/903)

29.9% (1373/4591)

1.01 (0.43 to 2.37)

0.667

ā€ƒ14. Improvement in exercise capacity

Outcome

46.5% (936/2012)

51.3% (3769/7341)

1.28 (1.11 to 1.47)

50.2% (453/903)

49.7% (2280/4591)

1.12 (0.91 to 1.38)

0.248

ā€ƒ15. Successful work resumption

Outcome

53.3% (1072/2012)

52.4% (3848/7341)

0.93 (0.83 to 1.05)

65.7% (593/903)

68.5% (3146/4591)

0.97 (0.84 to 1.12)

0.448

ā€ƒ16. Moderately active lifestyle norm met at discharge

Outcome

37.1% (747/2012)

35.7% (2621/7341)

0.96 (0.83 to 1.11)

71.8% (648/903)

72.8% (3340/4591)

1 (0.85 to 1.17)

0.633

ā€ƒ17. Vigorously active lifestyle norm met at discharge

Outcome

22.1% (444/2012)

30.8% (2263/7341)

1.29 (1.15 to 1.45)

26.8% (242/903)

28.1% (1292/4591)

1.13 (0.99 to 1.30)

0.200

  1. We used Multiple Imputation by Chained Equations to handle missing data. Baseline period: first 3Ā months of study period; follow-up period: complete study period minus the baseline period. Performance trends: odds ratios associated with a 1-year study follow-up, adjusted for patientsā€™ age, gender, indication for CR, and centresā€™ type and size. P value: probability of trends being similar in intervention and control group
  2. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, CR cardiac rehabilitation, OR odds ratio
  3. aWe excluded centres with incomplete data for this indicator. The number of centres and patients included in the analyses was therefore as follows: indicator 4: 12 centres, 11,174 patients; indicator 5: 15 centres, 12,649 patients; indicator 11: 16 centres, 12,915 patients; and indicator 12: 15 centres, 11,324 patients