Skip to main content

Table 4 Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) by adjusting the relevant variables according to the baseline score

From: The impact of an integrated early palliative care telehealth intervention on the quality of life of heart failure patients: a randomized controlled feasibility study

Outcomes

Raw mean

Adjusted meana

P Value

R2

Control

Mean (SD)

Intervention

Mean (SD)

Control

Mean (SD)

Intervention

Mean (SD)

Quality of life

PKCCQ

49.10 (8.86)

51.44 (12.14)

49.20 (9.07)

51.62 (11.90)

0 < 0.001

0.99

FACIT Pal-14

33.26 (6.92)

35.13 (7.62)

32.90 (2.41)

35.50 (2.41)

0.001

0.89

Mood status

Depression

6.91 (2.55)

6.50 (2.42)

6.87 (1.26)

6.54 (1.28)

0.713

0.73

Anxiety

7.30 (3.13)

7.04 (2.80)

7.32 (1.29)

7.02 (1.32)

0.446

0.81

  1. aThe indicators have been adjusted according to the variable baseline score