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Published in final edited form as: J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2017 Nov-Dec;32(6):530–537. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000407

Table 3.

Correlational matrix of key variables (N=71)

Variables	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
1. Group	1.000
2. Age	−.016	1.000
3. Education	.153	−.077	1.000
4. Ejection Fraction	−.022	.003	−.014	1.000
5. NYHA Class	.106	−.225	.015	−.067	1.000
6. MAACL,^a anxiety, 6m	−.281^*	−.160	−.254^*	−.020	−.104	1.000
7. MAACL,^a depression, 6m	−.491^†	−.251^*	−.400^†	.036	−.022	.594^†	1.000
8. MAACL,^a hostility, 6m	−.293^*	−.173	−.331^†	−.031	−.151	.670^†	.544^†	1.000
9. MLHFQ,^b physical, 6m	−.221	−.063	−.214	.048	−.073	.262^*	.388^†	.310^†	1.000
10. MLHFQ,^b emotional, 6m	−.238^*	−.142	−.255^*	.133	−.158	.355^†	.455^†	.307^†	.544^†	1.000
11. MLHFQ,^b overall, 6m	−.219	−.209	−.240^*	.094	−.193	.254^*	.440^†	.368^†	.880^†	.650^†	1.000

^†

Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)

Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).

Multiple Adjective Affect Check List; Higher scores reflect higher levels of dysphoria.

Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire; Higher scores indicate greater symptom interference and lower QOL