Table 6

prediction of quality of life and psychological well being by demographic and clinical factors and by psychological adjustment scores

Variance
accounted for
by model 1 (%)
Significance Variance accounted
for by model 1 +
adjustment (%)
Significance
F change
Vitality (SF-36)40.7p < 0.00144.5NS
Physical functioning (SF-36)39.2p < 0.00146.3p < 0.05
Sleep (MOS)28.9p < 0.0129.1NS
General health perceptions (SF-36)25.2p < 0.02547.6p < 0.001
Pain (SF-36)21.0p < 0.0532.6p < 0.01
Mental health (SF-36)19.4p < 0.0533.8p < 0.01
Depression (HAD)10.1NS25.4p < 0.01
Anxiety (HAD)9.4NS26.5p < 0.005
Physical role limitations (SF-36)0.04NS0.09NS
Emotional role limitations (SF-36)0.08NS3.0NS
Social functioning (SF-36)0.1NS6.4p < 0.05
  • Model 1 includes age, sex, duration of illness, shortening fraction, left ventricular end diastolic diameter, family history, heart failure, presence of arrhythmia, and mitral regurgitation.