Baseline characteristics of the participants
| Preintervention group (n=42) | Postintervention group (n=72) | |
| Age (years) | 72±12.6 | 70.9±14.4 |
| Sex | ||
| Male, n (%) | 28 (66.6) | 44 (61.1) |
| Female, n (%) | 14 (33.3) | 28 (38.9) |
| Reason for admission | ||
| Acute coronary syndrome, n (%) | 25 (59.5) | 29 (40.3) |
| Heart failure, n (%) | 8 (19.0) | 18 (25.0) |
| Arrhythmia, n (%) | 7 (16.6) | 14 (19.4) |
| Miscellaneous, n (%) | 2 (4.8) | 11 (15.3) |
| Duration of admission (calendar days) | 4.4±3.54 | 6.0±4.8 |
| Social disposition | ||
| Home alone, n (%) | 9 (21.4) | 16 (22.2) |
| Home with family, n (%) | 31 (73.8) | 53 (73.6) |
| Retirement home, n (%) | 2 (4.8) | 3 (4.2) |
| Distance of patient residence from hospital (km) | 36.9±49.0 | 52.1±183.4 |
| Time of discharge | 14:12 | 14:31 |