. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2014 Jul;29(4):315–323. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0b013e318285968a

Table 3.

Physical and Psychological Symptoms by Profile (N=202)

	Mild (41.7%)	Moderate (30.2%)	Severe (28.1%)	F or χ²

HFSPS	9.5±4.7	24.6±5.0	45.3±10.1	456.0^†
ESS	6.2±4.3	9.5±5.0	9.7±4.9	12.0^†
Excessive Sleepiness	18.8%	43.1%	42.6%	12.3^†
PHQ9	3.1±3.1	8.6±5.2	10.5±6.4	42.7^†
≥ Mild Depression	5.0%	34.5%	48.2%	34.3^†
BSI Anxiety	0.23±0.34	0.58±0.50	0.85±0.66	26.9^†
BSI Hostility	0.17±0.24	0.54±0.60	0.61±0.59	62.1^†

Note: results are presented in means ± standard deviations

^†

p<0.001 for all comparisons by analysis of variance or χ²

Abbreviations: BSI = Brief Symptom Inventory; ESS = Epworth Sleepiness Scale; HFSPS = Heart Failure Somatic Perception Scale; PHQ9 = Patient Health Questionnaire 9 Items