About the Authors

Steen M. Hansen

steen.hansen@rn.dk

Affiliation Department of Health, Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark

Stig Brøndum

Affiliation Hjerteforeningen, Danish Heart Foundation, Copenhagen, Denmark

Grethe Thomas

Affiliation The Danish Foundation TrygFonden, Copenhagen, Denmark

Susanne R. Rasmussen

Affiliation KORA, Danish Institute for Local and Regional Government Research, Aarhus, Denmark

Birgitte Kvist

Affiliation Department of Health and Nursing, Municipality of Frederikshavn, North Denmark Region, Frederikshavn, Denmark

Anette Christensen

Affiliation Prehospital Care Organization, North Denmark Region, Aalborg, Denmark

Charlotte Lyng

Affiliation Home Care Organization, Municipality of Frederikshavn, North Denmark Region, Frederikshavn, Denmark

Jan Lindberg

Affiliation Prehospital Care Organization, North Denmark Region, Aalborg, Denmark

Torsten L. B. Lauritsen

Affiliation Department of Anaesthesia, The Juliane Marie Centre, Rigshospitalet, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Freddy K. Lippert

Affiliation The Emergency Medical Services, Copenhagen, Denmark

Christian Torp-Pedersen

Affiliation Department of Health, Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark

Poul A. Hansen

Affiliation Prehospital Care Organization, North Denmark Region, Aalborg, Denmark

Competing Interests

All authors have reported potential conflicts of interest. SH is supported by an unrestricted grant from The Danish Foundation TrygFonden for his PhD studies. SB is a project manager at The Danish Heart Foundation. The Danish Heart Foundation received a grant from The Danish Foundation TrygFonden to cover study costs. GT is an employee at The Danish Foundation TrygFonden. SR received payment for intervention evaluation. CTP reported serving as a consultant for Cardiome, Merck, Sanofi, Daiichi and receiving grants or grants pending from Bristol-Myers Squibb. No other authors reported disclosures. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Analyzed the data: SH SB SR BK AC JL TL FL CTP PH. Wrote the paper: SH SB GT SR BK AC CL JL TL FL CTP PH. Contributed to the acquisition of data: SH AC SB BK CL JL TL FL CTP PH. Contributed to the organization of the home care provider intervention: SB GT BK CL JL TL FL CTP PH.