Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Development and evaluation of the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire: a new health status measure for heart failure
C.Patrick Green, Charles B. Porter, Dennis R. Bresnahan and John A. Spertus
Table 4
Table 4
Mean Three-Month Change in Questionnaire Scores Among Patients Initially Admitted to the Hospital With CHF(n = 39)
| Questionnaire and Scale | Baseline Mean Value | Three-Month Mean Value | Mean Difference | p Value | Responsiveness Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCCQ | |||||
| Physical limitation | 34.7 | 55.7 | 21.0 | <0.001 | 1.48 |
| Symptoms | 31.3 | 67.4 | 36.1 | <0.001 | 3.19 |
| Symptom stability | 24.1 | 64.5 | 40.4 | <0.001 | 2.62 |
| Social limitation | 31.1 | 47.9 | 16.8 | 0.004 | 0.62 |
| Self-efficacy | 67.6 | 83.0 | 15.4 | <0.001 | 0.83 |
| Quality of life | 30.5 | 50.6 | 20.1 | <0.001 | 0.86 |
| KCCQ functional status | 33.0 | 61.5 | 28.5 | <0.001 | 2.77 |
| KCCQ clinical summary | 31.8 | 56.1 | 24.3 | <0.001 | 1.74 |
| LiHFe | |||||
| Physical function | 32.5 | 43.8 | 11.3 | 0.02 | 0.52 |
| Emotional scale | 41.6 | 52.1 | 10.5 | 0.06 | 0.64 |
| Total LiHFe score | 38.1 | 49.0 | 10.9 | 0.01 | 0.73 |
| SF-36 | |||||
| Physical function | 26.8 | 35.5 | 8.7 | 0.02 | 0.59 |
| Bodily pain | 60.4 | 58.6 | −1.8 | 0.73 | 0.07 |
| General health | 37.2 | 37.4 | 0.2 | 0.98 | 0.01 |
| Mental health | 62.9 | 67.4 | 4.5 | 0.18 | 0.35 |
| Vitality | 27.3 | 38.2 | 10.9 | 0.02 | 0.60 |
| Role—emotional | 34.3 | 38.4 | 4.1 | 0.53 | 0.08 |
| Social function | 49.7 | 55.4 | 5.7 | 0.38 | 0.22 |
| Role—physical | 15.5 | 19.1 | 3.6 | 0.53 | 0.08 |
| NYHA | 3.2 | 2.4 | −0.8 | <0.001 | 2.86 |
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