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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Card Fail. 2012 Dec;18(12):894–899. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2012.10.019

Table 3.

Comparison of Change in Symptoms Between Participants Receiving a Palliative Care Consultation (PC; n = 36) Versus Participants in a Matched Control Group (C; n = 36) at 3 Months, n (%)

Improved*
Remained Stable
Deteriorated
χ2 P Value
PC C PC C PC C
Fatigue 25 (69.4) 3 (3.8) 7 (19.4) 22 (61.1) 4 (11.1) 11 (30.5) 15.429 <.001
Pain 17 (47.2) 5 (13.8) 18 (50.0) 21 (58.3) 1 (10.0) 10 (27.7) 6.230 .044
Anxiety 16 (44.4) 5 (13.8) 16 (44.4) 25 (69.4) 4 (11.1) 6 (16.6) 2.939 .230
Well-being 21 (58.3) 6 (16.6) 15 (41.7) 30 (83.3) 0 (0) 0 (0) 4.433 .035
Depression 23 (63.9) 6 (16.6) 12 (33.3) 26 (72.2) 1 (2.8) 4 (11.1) 7.084 .029
Dyspnea 18 (50.0) 2 (5.5) 18 (50.0) 34 (94.4) 0 (0) 0 (0) 6.952 .008
Drowsiness 14 (38.9) 3 (8.3) 21 (58.3) 31 (86.1) 1 (2.8) 2 (5.5) 1.835 .400
Appetite 10 (27.8) 4 (11.1) 26 (72.2) 31 (86.1) 0 (0) 1 (2.7) .532 .466
Nausea 16 (44.4) 1 (2.8) 19 (52.8) 34 (94.4) 1 (2.8) 1 (2.7) 6.207 .045
*

Increase in score by ≥1 point.

Decrease in score by ≥1 point.

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