Table 3.
Arrhythmia-Specific Symptoms and QoL by ASTA Part I in Patients Divided by Frailty Status
| ASTA Part I | Frail N=84 | Non-Frail N=74 | Test Result (p) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| ASTA I. 1. When did you last experience arrhythmia? | <0.001 | ||||
| I have persistent arrhythmia | 43 | 27.2 | 30 | 35.7 | |
| I have arrhythmia on and off every day | 31 | 19.6 | 28 | 33.3 | |
| Less than a week ago | 20 | 12.7 | 6 | 7.1 | |
| Less than a month ago | 23 | 14.6 | 4 | 4.8 | |
| Between 1 and 3 months ago | 17 | 10.8 | 6 | 7.1 | |
| Between 3 and 6 months ago | 16 | 10.1 | 3 | 3.6 | |
| Between 6 and 12 months ago | 5 | 3.2 | 4 | 4.8 | |
| More than 12 months ago | 3 | 1.9 | 3 | 3.6 | |
| ASTA I. 2a. Are you currently on medication? | 0.002 | ||||
| No | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 10.8 | |
| Yes | 84 | 100.0 | 66 | 89.2 | |
| ASTA I. 2b. Which medications do you take regularly? | |||||
| Βeta blockers | 33 | 39.3 | 57 | 77.1 | <0.001 |
| Anti-arrhythmic drugs | 18 | 21.4 | 3 | 4.1 | |
| Digoxin | 13 | 15.5 | 6 | 8.1 | |
| Calcium channel blockers | 20 | 23.9 | 4 | 5.5 | |
| VKA NOAC |
48 37 |
57.1 42.9 |
34 40 |
45.95 54.05 |
<0.001 |
Notes: ASTA data from Walfridsson U, Arestedt K, Stromberg A. Development and validation of a new Arrhythmia-Specific questionnaire in Tachycardia and Arrhythmia (ASTA) with focus on symptom burden. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2012;10:44. Copyright © 2012 Walfridsson et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. Creative Commons Attribution License available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode50
Abbreviations: N, total number of patients; n, number of patients.