Table 2.
Baseline sample characteristics according to spiritual well-being status
| High spiritual well-being (FACIT - SWB≥36.5) |
Low spiritual well-being (FACIT - SWB<36.5) |
P value† | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 23 | 23 | |
| Age (mean, CI) | 69.2 (65.8, 72.6) | 60.8 (56.1, 65.5) | 0.0114 |
| Females | 50.0 (7) | 50.0 (7) | 1.00 |
| College or post-graduate education | 15.2 (7) | 26.1 (12) | 0.48 |
| Married or in committed relationship | 54.3 (19) | 45.7 (16) | 0.49 |
| Not at all hard to pay for basics‡ | 42.3 (11) | 57.7 (15) | 0.36 |
| Somewhat hard | 69.2 (9) | 30.8 (4) | |
| Very hard | 50 (3) | 50 (3) | |
| Does not know | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | |
| Coronary heart disease | 55.2 (16) | 44.8 (13) | 0.70 |
| Prior cardiac arrest | 50 (5) | 50 (5) | 1.00 |
| New ICD | 48.2 (13) | 51.8 (14) | 0.52 |
| ICD shocks/storms | 50.0 (3) | 50.0 (3) | 0.66 |
| Prior diagnosis of depression | 27.3 (3) | 72.7 (8) | 0.16 |
| Prior diagnosis of anxiety | 44.4 (4) | 55.6 (5) | 1.00 |
| Counselors | 33.3 (2) | 66.7 (4) | 0.67 |
| Beta-blockers | 50 (20) | 50 (20) | 1.00 |
| Anxiolytics | 40.0 (4) | 60.0 (6) | 0.72 |
| Anti-depressants | 27.3 (3) | 72.7 (8) | 0.16 |
| Ejection fraction (mean, CI) | 0.29 (0.26, 0.33) | 0.30 (0.23, 0.37) | 0.69 |
| Functional status (mean, CI) | 64.4 (55.7, 73.0) | 53.8 (42.7, 64.8) | 0.17 |
| Total HADS score (mean, CI) | 6.7 (4.4, 9.0) | 13.8 (11.4, 16.2) | 0.0001 |
| HADS score>10 | 21.7 (5) | 78.3 (18) | 0.0001 |
| Physical exercise at least 30 minutes/week during past month | 61.9 (13) | 38.1 (8) | 0.236 |
*
Values are n (%) unless otherwise indicated
†
Wilcoxon or 2-sided Fisher exact test
‡
Heating, groceries, and health insurance
ICD = Implantable cardioverter Defibrillator; HADS= Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; FACIT-SWB = Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well Being