Table 4.
Adjusted (Age, Gender, Marital Status, Education, Income) Measures According to Heart Failure and Advanced Cancer Populations; The Heart Failure Group was Dichotomized by Health Status Measured by The Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire Overall Summary Score
| Instruments | Heart Failure | Advanced cancer | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | III | ||||
| KCCQ 0 – 50 (n = 17) | KCCQ 50.1 – 100 (n = 43) | (n=30) | ||||
| Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | I vs. II | I vs. III | II vs. III | |
| Number of physical symptoms* | 13.2 ± 1.4 | 7.6 ± 0.9 | 8.6 ± 1.3 | <0.001 | 0.03 | 0.58 |
| Depression score† | 6.7 ± 0.7 | 2.8 ± 0.4 | 3.2 ± 0.7 | <0.0001 | 0.001 | 0.65 |
| Spiritual well-being score‡ | 29.0 ± 2.2 | 38.4 ± 1.4 | 38.9 ± 2.1 | <0.001 | 0.004 | 0.85 |
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)