Table 4.

Baseline and 12‐Month Quality of Life Score and Change, Measured by the Minnesota Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire

	Total Score	Emotional Score	Physical Score
Baseline
Treatment (n=91)	57.3±23.0	11.9±7.5	25.0±10.1
Control (n=99)	57.5±23.8	12.0±7.5	24.7±10.3
6 mo
Treatment (n=78)	42.5±21.4*	8.4±7.0*	18.9±9.1*
Control (n=79)	51.5±23.4	10.7±7.9	23.0±9.9
Change from baseline
Treatment (n=78)	−13.5±23.3 †	−3.2±6.4 †	−5.5±11.1 †
Control (n=79)	−4.9±24.8	−1.1±7.6	−1.3±1.2

Lower scores represent an improved quality of life.

^*Differences between treatment and control at 6 months (P=0.013 total score, P=0.06 emotional score, P=0.009 physical score).

^†Changes between baseline and 6 months significantly favored the treatment group (P=0.0064 total score, P=0.03 emotional score, P=0.005 physical score).