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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Nurs Res. 2016 Jul-Aug;65(4):259–267. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000169

TABLE 1.

Sample Characteristics

Characteristic N (%)
Demographic and clinical
  Gender (male) 113 (65.3)
  Race (White) 110 (64.3)
  New York Heart Association class
    I 5 (8.9)
    II 95 (54.9)
    III 61 (35.3)
    IV 12 (6.9)

M (SD)

  Age (years) 60.4 (16.07)
  Left ventricular ejection fraction (%) 32.6 (15.20)
  Body mass index 30.7 (8.03)
  Charlson Comorbidity Index 2.5 (1.52)
Sleep disturbance
  Insomnia symptoms (IS) 6.0 (3.10)
  Global sleep quality (PSQI) 8.7 (4.20)
  Respiratory disturbance index (RDI) 24.3 (19.00)
Daytime symptom
  Fatigue (GFI) 29.8 (14.62)
  Daytime sleepiness (ESS) 8.3 (4.34)
  Depressive symptom (CESD) 17.0 (11.01)
Functional performance
  Physical function (PF) 22.7 (2.17)
  Six-minute walk (6MWT; feet) 986 (435)

Note. N = 173. CESD = Center for Epidemiologic Studies—Depression Scale; ESS = Epworth Sleepiness Scale; GFI = Global Fatigue Index); IS = Insomnia Symptoms—Sleep Habits Questionnaire; PF = Physical Function Scale—Medical Outcome Studies Short Form-36; PSQI = Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.