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. 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