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Table 5 Summary of functional and mental status, social support, health literacy, and self-management for respondents

From: A large, multi-center survey assessing health, social support, literacy, and self-management resources in patients with heart failure

 

N Missing

Mean (SD)

Median (25th, 75th percentile)

Possible range of scores*

PROMIS 29 Health Profile subscales†

    

 Physical function

150

10.2 (5.2)

9 (5, 14)

4–20

 Social roles

167

9.9 (4.7)

10 (5, 13)

4–20

 Anxiety

97

6.4 (3.2)

5 (4, 8)

4–20

 Depression

138

6.3 (3.3)

4 (4, 8)

4–20

 Fatigue

156

10.0 (4.1)

9 (7, 13)

4–20

 Sleep disturbance

172

9.6 (4.1)

9 (7, 12)

4–20

 Pain

185

8.8 (8.4)

8 (4, 12)

4–20

‘In the past 7 days, how would you rate your pain on average?’†

130

3.0 (2.6)

3 (1, 5)

0–10

 PROMIS Instrumental Support§

177

17.0 (6.1)

19 (15, 20)

4–20

 PROMIS Informational Support§

120

16.7 (6.7)

17 (15, 20)

4–20

 PROMIS Social Isolation†

136

7.1 (3.6)

6 (4, 9)

4–20

 Health Literacy§

95

12.0 (3.0)

13 (10, 15)

3–15

Chronic Illness Resources Survey subscales§

 

 Physician/health care team

191

12.0 (5.9)

12 (10, 14)

3–15

 Family and friends

151

6.0 (5.8)

5 (4, 7)

3–15

 Personal

221

9.2 (6.0)

9 (7, 12)

3–15

 Neighborhood/community

161

7.9 (5.9)

7 (6, 9)

4–20

 Media and policy

142

9.6 (2.9)

10 (8, 11)

3–15

 Organizations

107

4.7 (2.8)

4 (3, 6)

3–15

 Work

0**

8.9 (3.9)

9 (6, 12)

3–15

 Dietary

144

6.5 (5.7)

6 (5, 8)

3–15

 Exercise

142

5.7 (5.8)

5 (3, 7)

3–15

  1. *Presents raw scores. Range of possible scores is based on the full range of survey response options (not the range of scores in our cohort)
  2. †Higher scores indicate worse health or more social isolation
  3. §Higher scores indicate better social support, higher health literacy, or higher self-management resources
  4. **Patients were instructed to leave the work questions blank if they did not work. The mean and median values are based on 634 respondents who filled out the work questions