Time in therapeutic range, quality of life and treatment satisfaction of patients on long-term warfarin for non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Comparison of DASS score between patients with good and poor TTR

DASS parameters	Total score, Mean ± SD; 95% CI	Without adjustment			Adjusted for duration*			Adjusted for education*
		Good TTF	Poor TTF	p value	Good TTF	Poor TTF	p value	Good TTF	Poor TTF	p value
		Mean ± SD; 95% CI	Mean ± SD; 95% CI	p value	Mean ± SE; 95% CI	Mean ± SE; 95% CI	p value	Mean ± SE; 95% CI	Mean ± SE; 95% CI	p value
Total	55.2 ± 21.3; 52.6–57.6	54.6 ± 21.9; 49.5–59.7	55.4 ± 21.2; 52.6–58.1	0.779	55.0 ± 2.5; 50.0–59.9	55.2 ± 1.4; 52.5–58.0	0.922	53.9 ± 2.5; 48.9–58.9	55.6 ± 1.4; 52.8–58.4	0.563
L	18.0 ± 10.0; 16.9–19.1	18.4 ± 10.5; 15.9–20.8	17.9 ± 9.8; 16.6–19.1	0.699	18.5 ± 1.2; 16.2–20.8	17.8 ± 0.7; 16.5–19.1	0.998	17.8 ± 1.2; 15.5–20.1	18.0 ± 0.7; 16.7–19.3	0.864
H&B	15.6 ± 9.1; 14.5–16.6	14.9 ± 8.4; 13.0–16.9	15.8 ± 9.4; 14.5–17.0	0.502	15.1 ± 1.1; 13.0 -17.3	15.7 ± 0.6; 14.5–16.9	0.655	14.8 ± 1.1; 12.6–16.9	15.8 ± 0.6; 14.6–17.0	0.419
PPI	21.6 ± 5.9; 21.0–22.3	21.3 ± 6.3; 19.8–22.7	21.8 ± 5.8; 21.0–22.5	0.531	21.3 ± 0.7; 19.9–22.7	21.7 ± 0.4; 21.0–22.5	0.612	21.3 ± 0.7; 19.9–22.7	21.7 ± 0.4; 21.0–22.5	0.589

DASS Duke Anticoagulant Satisfaction Scale, SD standard deviation, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, L limitations, H&B hassles and burdens, PPI positive psychological impacts
^*Adjusted with ANCOVA test

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