Activity questionnaires; a useful tool in accessing heart failure patients

Comparative Value of NYHA Functional Class and Quality-of-Life Questionnaire Scores in Assessing Heart Failure

“…O 2 can be attributed to the fact that each activity tested in the SAQ corresponds to a MET value and is consistent with a previous report, where, in a different population of patients, a correlation of r ϭ 0.77, P Ͻ .01, was observed. 8 Rankin et al 5 also found a significant correlation (r ϭ 0.57, P Ͻ .001), whereas Myers et al, 9 using the Veterans Specific Activity Questionnaire, found a weaker but significant correlation of r ϭ 0.37 (P Ͻ .05). It is interesting that NYHA indicate statistical significance throughout.…”

Fatigue in older adults with stable heart failure

“…A MET level of 5.5 corresponds to doing outdoor work such as digging in the garden, and a MET level of 6 corresponds to carrying a load of wet laundry up eight steps. 36 Women had significantly more limitations in performing high-exertional activities than men (t ϭ 2.43, P Ͻ .05). There was no relationship between fatigue intensity and self-reported functional status (r ϭ Ϫ.05, P Ͼ .05).…”

The Correlation Between Symptoms Severity of Left Ventricular Systolic Heart Failure and Tissue Doppler Indices

“…NYHA & SAS to totally objective e.g. 6MWT), all are strongly correlated with each other and can be used interchangeably as accurate assessment of severity of HF [17][18][19][20]. The Arabic translation of the Specific Activity Scale was shown to be very helpful in both proper evaluation of symptoms severity of HF and improving patient physician relationship in this group of patients.…”