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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 12.
Published in final edited form as: J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2010 Mar-Apr;25(2):142–148. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0b013e3181bf93a0

Table 3. Patient and Caregiver Ranking of Symptoms (N=70 dyads).

Symptom Patient Rank Patient Mean (SD) Caregiver Rank Caregiver Mean (SD)
FATIGUE 1 6.27 (3.2) 1 6.60 (3.1)
SHORTNESS OF BREATH w/ACTIVITY 2 5.62 (3.2) 2 5.46 (3.5)
EXTREMITY SWELLING 3 5.49 (3.9) 3 4.52 (3.7)
DIFFICULTY SLEEPING 4 4.56 (4.2) 5 4.25 (3.9)
DEPRESSED 5 3.45 (3.4) 4 4.26 (3.5)
DIZZINESS 6 3.43 (3.3) 6 3.46 (3.5)
FORGETFULNESS 7 3.42 (3.4) 8 3.35 (3.5)
SHORTNESS OF BREATH AT REST 8 3.14 (3.7) 9 2.97 (3.3)
BLOATED ABDOMEN 9 2.82 (3.5) 7 3.43 (3.9)
SOB LYING DOWN 10 2.43 (3.3) 10 2.58 (3.3)
CHEST PRESSURE 11 2.27 (3.3) 12 2.19 (3.0)
WORSENING COUGH 12 2.10 (3.4) 11 2.24 (3.4)
SHORTNESS OF BREATH WAKE UP AT NIGHT 13 1.45 (2.9) 13 2.08 (3.2)
IRREGULAR HEART BEAT 14 1.43 (2.8) 14 1.86 (2.9)

Key: possible range 0-10