Baseline Survey
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
The baseline survey included demographics and psychosocial measures to describe our population. Demographic variables included self-reported age, sex, race and ethnicity, household income, and education. Race and ethnicity are reported as American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, White, or other race or ethnicity; these data were collected to provide descriptive information about our study population with regard to generalizability and applicability to other health care settings. Psychosocial variables included perceived social support (using the 7-item ENRICHD [Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease Patients] Social Support Instrument),