Table 2.

Respondent Characteristics

Characteristic	Full sample	NYHA II	NYHA III	NYHA IV
N (%)	27	8 (30)	13 (48)	6 (22)
Recruitment site—advanced HF clinic	20 (74)	7 (88)	10 (77)	3 (50)
Demographics
Mean age (years)	64	69	62	60
Race—Caucasian	23 (85)	6 (75)	11 (85)	6 (100)
Race—black	4 (15)	2 (25)	2 (15)	0
Gender—female	10 (37)	5 (63)	4 (31)	1 (17)
Post-high school education	18	4 (50)	11 (85)	3 (50)
Currently married	16 (59)	5 (63)	6 (46)	5 (83)
Currently employed (full or part time)	5 (18)	0 (0)	2 (15)	3 (50)
Medical characteristics
Mean left ventricular ejection fraction	38 (10–75)	43 (15–75)	35 (15–75)	32 (12–75)
No additional comorbidities	4 (15)	1 (13)	2 (15)	1 (17)
One additional comorbidity	3 (11)	0 (0)	2 (15)	1 (17)
Two additional comorbidities	11 (41)	4 (50)	5 (38)	2 (33)
Three or more comorbidities	9 (33)	2 (38)	4 (31)	2 (33)

HF, heart failure; NYHA, New York Heart Association.