Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients
From: The Caregiver Burden Questionnaire for Heart Failure (CBQ-HF): face and content validity
Patient sample characteristics | Set 1 St Paul (n = 9) | Set 2 Philadelphia (n = 9) | Total (N = 18) |
|---|---|---|---|
Patient gender | |||
Male | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Female | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Patient NYHA classification 4 | |||
Class 2: Slight, mild limitation of activity; the patient is comfortable at rest or with mild exertion | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Class 3: Marked limitation of any activity; the patient is comfortable only at rest | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Class 4: Any physical activity brings on discomfort and symptoms occur at rest | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Patient left ventricular ejection fraction | |||
<40% EF (HFrEF) | 3 | 4 | 7 |
>50% EF (HFpEF) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Between 40% and 50% EF | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Patient co-morbidity condition | |||
Diabetes Type II | 7 | 2 | 9 |
Hypertension | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Depression | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Osteoarthritis | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Renal failure | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Neuropathy | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Obstructive sleep apnea | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Anxiety | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Gastro oesophageal reflux disease | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Anemia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Bipolar | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Dementia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Artrial fibrillation | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Glaucoma | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Obesity | 0 | 1 | 1 |