Table 2 Responsiveness parameters for the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) scales 6 months after discharge according to transitional questions (n = 1211)

 At baseline

26.46 (9.31)

25.67 (9.59)

27.30 (9.40)

11.63 (7.11)

11.25 (7.20)

13.36 (7.16)

55.80 (22.60)

53.35 (22.99)

58.26 (24.15)

 At 6 months

15.90 (11.08)

20.64 (11.55)

28.75 (9.57)

7.34 (6.34)

9.26 (7.18)

15.95 (6.69)

33.41 (23.65)

41.67 (25.11)

60.92 (23.79)

 Change

10.41^bc (12.46)

5.03^ac (11.29)

−1.52^ab (10.18)

4.07^bc (8.00)

1.91^ac (8.00)

−2.59^ab (7.53)

21.83^bc (27.51)

11.39^ac (26.09)

−2.44^ab (25.50)

P value^*

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

0.043

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

0.165

SES (CI 95%)

1.12 (0.94–1.29)

0.52 (0.40–0.68)

0.16 (0.02–0.30)

0.57 (0.43–0.72)

0.27 (0.15–0.36)

0.36 (0.24–0.50)

0.97 (0.84–1.11)

0.50 (0.37–0.63)

0.10 (0.01–0.22)

SRM (CI 95%)

0.84 (0.71–0.97)

0.45 (0.33–0.54)

0.15 (0.02–0.27)

0.51 (0.38–0.63)

0.24 (0.15–0.34)

0.34 (0.21–0.48)

0.79 (0.65–0.90)

0.44 (0.33–0.56)

0.10 (0.02–0.20)