Table 1.

Characteristics of the Sample (n=200)

Patient Characteristics:	Mean±SD or n (%)
Age (years)	57.0 ± 13.3
Female	100 (50%)
Caucasian	170 (85%)
Body Mass Index (kg/m2)	30.7 ± 7.4
Charlson Comorbidity Category:
Score of 1 or 2 (low)	124 (62%)
Score of 3 or 4 (medium)	64 (32%)
Score of 5 or more (high)	12 (6%)
Heart Failure Characteristics:
Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (%)	28.5 ± 12.3
NYHA Functional Class:
Class II	80 (40%)
Class III	113 (56.5%)
Class IV	7 (3.5%)
Last Known Cardiac Index (L/min/m2)	2.0 ± 0.5
Last Known PCWP (mm/Hg)	18.9 ± 8.8
European Heart Failure Self-care Behavior Scale
9-item (range 9–45)	18.1 ± 6.8
Consulting Behaviors (range 4–20)	8.4 ± 4.3
Self-Care of Heart Failure Index
Maintenance (range 0–100)	70.2 ± 15.1
Management (range 0–100)	65.7 ± 20.1
Confidence (range 0–100)	63.3 ± 21.2
Quality-of-Life:
MLHFQ Physical Dimension (range 0–40)	20.0 ± 11.1
MLHFQ Emotional Dimension (range 0–20)	10.0 ± 7.4

Abbreviations: MLHFQ = Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire; NYHA = New York Heart Association; PCWP = pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; SCHFI = Self-Care of Heart Failure Index (v6); SD = standard deviation