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Table 3 Differences in MDASI-HF-Spanish scales in patients with good vs poor NYHA Functional Classification

From: Validation of the Spanish version of the MD Anderson symptom inventory – heart failure (MDASI-HF-Spanish) module

NYHA I,II (N = 43)

NYHA III,IV (N = 7)

MDASI-HF-Spanish subscale

Mean

Standard deviation

Mean

Standard deviation

Mean Difference

Effect size

Core Symptoms

2.57

2.48

3.88

2.18

1.3

0.56

HF Specific Symptoms

3.10

2.68

4.81

1.97

1.71

0.73

Interference Items

2.22

2.50

3.77

2.02

1.55

0.68

  1. NHYA (New York Heart Association Functional Classification); MDASI-HF-Spanish (Spanish version MD Anderson Symptom Inventory – Heart Failure)