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. 2012 Apr 17;14(7):730–736. doi: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfs054

Table 2.

Mean ± standard deviation for health-related quality of life total scores and subscales over time

Scale Enrolment (n = 280) 3 Months (n = 238) 6 Months (n = 242) P-valuea
KCCQ Overall Summary Score 68.9 ± 21.5 72.8 ± 20.4 73.1 ± 20.5 0.036
KCCQ Physical limitation score 69.2 ± 23.8 72.7 ± 22.1 72.5 ± 23.2 0.194
KCCQ Symptom frequency score 74.4 ± 22.5 77.3 ± 21.6 78.0 ± 21.7 0.070
KCCQ Symptom burden score 73.6 ± 23.2 78.0 ± 20.7 78.6 ± 21.4 0.018
KCCQ Symptom stability score 57.5 ± 22.3 56.3 ± 20.4 51.4 ± 21.6 0.003
KCCQ Total symptom score 74.0 ± 22.0 77.7 ± 20.3 78.3 ± 20.4 0.038
KCCQ Quality of life score 65.1 ± 25.1 69.4 ± 24.3 71.4 ± 22.1 0.016
KCCQ Social limitation score 66.0 ± 28.2 70.8 ± 26.9 69.7 ± 28.0 0.117
KCCQ Clinical summary score 71.8 ± 20.9 75.2 ± 19.6 75.5 ± 20.2 0.056
KCCQ Self-efficacy score 87.5 ± 17.0 91.4 ± 12.3 90.3 ± 13.5 0.080
FOSQ Total score 17.3 ± 2.8 17.9 ± 2.4 17.8 ± 2.4 0.040
FOSQ General productivity subscale score 3.6 ± 0.6 3.7 ± 0.5 3.7 ± 0.5 0.400
FOSQ Social outcome subscale score 3.7 ± 0.6 3.8 ± 0.6 3.8 ± 0.5 0.010
FOSQ Activity level subscale score 3.3 ± 0.7 3.4 ± 0.7 3.4 ± 0.7 0.035
FOSQ Vigilance subscale score 3.4 ± 0.8 3.6 ± 0.6 3.6 ± 0.6 0.018
FOSQ Intimacy subscale score 4.2 ± 2.1 4.5 ± 2.1 4.6 ± 2.3 0.022

FOSQ, Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire; KCCQ, Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire.

aKrusal–Wallis test for changes over time.