Table 3.
Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) scores at 6 months
| Month 0 | Month 1 | Month 6 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM N = 25 |
HM N = 25 |
p | TM N = 25 |
HM N = 24 |
p | TM N = 25 |
HM N = 24 |
p | |
| Swelling in ankles, legs | 0.84 | 1.00 | 0.72 | 0.50 | 0.58 | 0.88 | 0.25 | 0.42 | 0.57 |
| Rest during the day | 1.28 | 2.08 | 0.13 | 1.29 | 1.08 | 0.75 | 1.08 | 0.88 | 0.69 |
| Walking and climbing stairs | 0.96 | 1.92 | 0.09 | 0.96 | 0.54 | 0.41 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.96 |
| Working around the house | 1.20 | 2.36 | 0.03 | 0.96 | 1.25 | 0.61 | 0.50 | 1.13 | 0.18 |
| Going away from home | 0.28 | 1.44 | 0.01 | 0.92 | 0.21 | 0.06 | 0.79 | 0.83 | 0.92 |
| Sleeping | 0.84 | 1.32 | 0.27 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.94 | 0.58 | 0.50 | 0.83 |
| Doing things with friends or family | 0.88 | 1.96 | 0.04 | 1.04 | 0.71 | 0.42 | 1.04 | 0.83 | 0.68 |
| Working to earn a living | 0.40 | 0.72 | 0.23 | 0.50 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.32 |
| Recreational pastimes | 1.24 | 1.76 | 0.23 | 1.29 | 0.88 | 0.39 | 1.21 | 1.17 | 0.92 |
| Sexual activities | 0.32 | 0.68 | 0.31 | 0.25 | 0.42 | 0.52 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.96 |
| Eat less of the food liked | 0.60 | 1.00 | 0.21 | 0.71 | 0.42 | 0.36 | 0.50 | 0.17 | 0.34 |
| Shortness of breath | 2.44 | 2.48 | 0.99 | 1.46 | 1.04 | 0.32 | 1.29 | 1.50 | 0.60 |
| Fatigue, tireness, low on energy | 2.36 | 3.20 | 0.08 | 1.54 | 1.38 | 0.76 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 0.97 |
| Stay in the hospital | 1.48 | 1.76 | 0.58 | 1.00 | 1.38 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.38 | 0.60 |
| Costing money for medical care | 0.60 | 0.80 | 0.50 | 0.71 | 0.42 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.13 | 0.85 |
| Side effects from medication | 0.44 | 0.68 | 0.47 | 0.13 | 0.83 | 0.06 | 0.54 | 0.79 | 0.53 |
| Feeling burdensome | 0.32 | 0.76 | 0.19 | 0.46 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.71 |
| Feeling a loss of self control | 0.80 | 0.76 | 0.95 | 0.54 | 0.46 | 0.72 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.92 |
| Worry | 1.00 | 0.88 | 0.64 | 0.79 | 0.67 | 0.81 | 0.67 | 0.38 | 0.41 |
| Difficulty remembering & concentrating | 1.16 | 0.96 | 0.53 | 1.00 | 0.75 | 0.59 | 0.92 | 0.54 | 0.37 |
| Feeling depressed | 0.44 | 0.76 | 0.37 | 0.71 | 0.50 | 0.72 | 0.54 | 0.29 | 0.50 |
| TOTAL [95CI] | 20.20 [14.48–25.92] | 28.96 [19.97–37.95] | 0.07 | 18.64 [11.01–26.27] | 14.38 [6.99–21.76] | 0.59 | 15.80 [7.18–24.42] | 13.21 [5.86–20.56] | 0.97 |
TM: Tele-monitoring group; HM: Hospital monitoring group; N (month 0) = 50 (TM group: 25; HM group: 25). N (month 1) = 49 (TM group: 25; HM group: 24). N (month 6) = 49 (TM group: 25; HM group: 24). Items values are expressed as means. Total values are expressed as means [95CI: 95% confidence interval of means]