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Table 2 Baseline severity of psychological and immunosuppression-related symptoms and levels of health-related quality and treatment adherence

From: Pilot testing a model of psychological care for heart transplant recipients

Variable

Intervention

n = 6

Median (IQR)

Control

n = 7

Median (IQR)

PHQ-9 score

9 (7–13)

10 (8–18)

GAD-7 score

4.5 (2–7)

8 (7–10)

K-10 score

19.5 (17–21)

20 (16–25)

Difficulty with keeping scheduled follow-up visitsd

5 (4–5)

4 (4–5)

Difficulty with following a regular exercise programd

2.5 (1–4)

2 (1–3)

Difficulty with following a healthy and balanced dietd

4 (2–4)

2 (2–3)

Difficulty with having tests done as scheduledd

5 (5–5)

4 (4–5)

Difficulty with taking all medicines as prescribedd

5 (5–5)

4 (4–5)

Difficulty with side effects of medicinesd

4.5 (2–5)

4 (3–4)

Immunosuppression treatment adherencea

100 (100–100)

95 (90–98)

Number of immunosuppression-related symptoms experienced ‘almost always’ or ‘always’b

6.5 (3–12)

7 (3–12)

Physical functioningc

70 (25–95)

40 (15–55)

Role limitations due to physical healthc

50 (0–75)

25 (0–75)

Role limitations due to emotional problemsc

0 (0–100)

100 (0–100)

Energy/fatiguec

27.5 (5–50)

30 (20–35)

Emotional well-beingc

70 (64–72)

60 (60–64)

Social functioningc

50 (50–63)

50 (50–50)

Painc

36 (33–48)

50 (35–58)

General healthc

53 (50–55)

50 (40–50)

  1. IQR interquartile range, aRating of overall treatment adherence over the past 2 weeks on a scale of 0–100 (higher score = better adherence); bMTSOSD-59; cScores range from 0 to 100 with higher scores representing better health-related quality of life’; d1 = Very difficult, 5 = Very easy; PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item scale; GAD-7 = Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale; K-10 = Kessler Psychological Distress Scale