Table 2.

Quantitative outcomes

Outcome measure	n	Baseline	Follow-up	Change	P-value
6-minute walk distance, m	22	408 (77)	440 (77)	32 (11 to 53)	0.005
St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire#	17
Total score		44 (19)	40 (20)	−4 (−10 to 1)	0.09
Symptoms score		56 (18)	53 (23)	−3 (−12 to 5)	0.40
Activity score		59 (19)	52 (22)	−6 (−12 to −1)	0.03
Impact score		32 (23)	26 (19)	−6 (−13 to 1)	0.08
Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire#	4
Total score		54 (25)	41 (22)	−12 (−33 to 8)	0.16
mMRC dyspnea scale#	22	3.2 (1.1)	2.7 (1.1)	−0.5 (−0.9 to −0.1)	0.008
HAD scale#	21
Anxiety score		6.5 (4.6)	6.1 (5.0)	−0.3 (−1.8 to 1.2)	0.65
Depression score		5.8 (4.4)	4.8 (3.5)	−1.0 (−2.3 to 0.3)	0.13

Notes: Data are presented as mean (SD) or mean (95% CI), unless otherwise stated.

^#Lower score equates to better outcome. n denotes the sample size.

Abbreviations: mMRC, modified Medical Research Council; HAD, Hospital Anxiety and Depression; SD, standard deviation; CI, confidence interval.