Table 1.
Comparison of internal consistencies for the 9 symptom dimensions of the BSI.
Table 2.
Patients and family caregivers characteristics (n = 41).
Table 3.
Patients and caregivers’ emotional symptoms and health-related QoL (n = 41 dyads).
Table 4.
Correlations coefficients among British Symptom Inventory dimensions and quality of life (n = 41 dyads).
Table 5.
Actor and partner effects of emotional symptoms on health-related QoL using the APIM.
Fig 1.
Results for the actor and partner effects of patient’s anxiety and caregiver’s anxiety on health-related quality of life using the MLHFQ, Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire; BSI, Brief Symptom Inventory; APIM: Actor-Partner Interdependence Model.
* p < .05; ** p < .01; *** p < .001.