Table 3.
Adjusted (Age, Gender, Marital Status, Education, Income) Measures According to Heart Failure and Advanced Cancer Populations; The Heart Failure Group was Dichotomized by Ejection Fraction
| Heart failure | Advanced cancer | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | III | ||||
| EF ≤ 30 (n = 33) | EF > 30 (n = 26) | (n=30) | ||||
| Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | I vs. II | I vs. III | II vs. III | |
| Number of physical symptoms* | 9.4 ± 1.1 | 8.7 ± 1.2 | 8.7 ± 1.5 | 0.64 | 0.72 | 0.99 |
| Depression score† | 3.6 ± 0.6 | 4.3 ± 0.6 | 3.2 ± 0.8 | 0.42 | 0.70 | 0.32 |
| Spiritual well-being score‡ | 35.2 ± 1.8 | 36.3 ± 1.9 | 39.1 ± 2.3 | 0.68 | 0.25 | 0.39 |
SE: standard error
* Measured using the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale, short form (range, 0–28; higher number indicates more physical symptoms)
† Measured using the Geriatric Depression Scale, short form (range, 0–15, higher score indicates a greater number of depressive symptoms)
‡ Measured using the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy—Spiritual Well-Being scale (scale range, 0–48; higher scores signifying greater spiritual well-being)