Table 3. Adherence to heart failure treatment at pre-post intervention

Adherence to heart failure treatment	Intervention group (n=165)	Control group (n=165)	RR (CI 95%)	p@
Taking medication as prescribed
Pre-intervention, n (%)	148 (89.7)	81 (49.1)	1.07 (0.81 – 1.43)	0.630
Post-intervention, n (%)	147 (89.1)	140 (84.9)
p$	0.847	<0.001
Reduced sodium intake
Pre-intervention, n (%)	67 (40.6)	73 (44.2)	0.91 (0.67 – 1.24)	0.546
Post-intervention, n (%)	99 (60.0)	110 (66.7)
p$	<0.001	<0.001
Restricted fluid intake
Pre-intervention, n (%)	19 (11.5)	23 (13.9)	1.02 (0.70 – 1.49)	0.917
Post-intervention, n (%)	61 (37.0)	69 (41.8)
p$	<0.001	<0.001
Exercise
Pre-intervention, n (%)	28 (17.0)	64 (38.8)	1.59 (1.03 – 2.45)	0.038
Post-intervention, n (%)	60 (36.4)	51 (30.9)
p$	<0.001	0.102
Daily weighing
Pre-intervention, n (%)	30 (18.2)	44 (26.7)	1.04 (0.71 – 1.52)	0.851
Post-intervention, n (%)	61 (37.0)	71 (43.0)
p$	<0.001	<0.001
Follow-up appointment keeping
Pre-intervention, n (%)	155 (93.9)	152 (92.1)	1.07 (0.83 – 1.38)	0.581
Post-intervention, n (%)	159 (96.4)	144 (87.3)
p$	0.248	0.103
Overall compliance
Pre-intervention, n (%)	29 (17.6)	40 (24.2)	1.09 (0.78 – 1.53)	0.595
Post-intervention, n (%)	86 (52.1)	85 (51.5)
p$	<0.001	<0.001

χ2 McNemar test;
Multivariable Poisson regression;
n (%): Frequency (percentage); RR (95% Cl): Risk ratio (95% confidence interval)