Table 3.

The number of participants experiencing (prevalence) and total burden score (mean of the frequency, severity, and distress scores) of the 5 heart failure symptoms and signs during the 30-day postdischarge assessment period (N=10).

Symptom	Prevalence			Total burden score
	None of the days, n	1 day or more, n	Every day, n	1 day or more			Every day
				Mean (SD)	Minimum	Maximum		Mean (SD)	Minimum	Maximum
Shortness of breath	3	7	4	2.9 (0.8)	2.3	3.8		2.8 (0.5)	2.3	3.4
Difficulty breathing lying flat	4	6	1	2.4 (1.3)	1.2	4.6		2.8(-a)	2.8	2.8
Wake up breathless	5	5	1	1.6 (0.6)	1.0	2.4		2.9 (-)	2.9	2.9
Lack of energy	2	8	3	2.2 (1.3)	1.3	4.4		3.6 (1.1)	2.6	4.8
Swelling of extremities	7	3	0	1.7 (0.6)	1.1	2.3		0 (-)	0	0

^aOnly 1 participant had the symptom every day.