Table 2 Comparison of the chest pain group (N = 95) and the palpitations group (N = 43) before and six months after negative cardiac evaluation
BIPQ (response options: 1 to 10) | Before cardiac evaluation | Six-month follow-up | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chest pain | Palpitations | p | Chest pain | Palpitations | p | |
1. How much does your illness affect your life? | 2.8 (2.1) | 3.6 (2.5) | 0.04 | 2.2 (2.0) | 2.5 (2.0) | ns |
2. How long do you think your illness will continue? | 3.8 (2.5) | 4.4 (3.0) | ns | 4.8 (3.5) | 4.8 (3.2) | ns |
3. How much control do you feel you have over your illness? | 4.0 (3.0) | 4.2 (2.9) | ns | 4.5 (3.0) | 4.8 (3.1) | ns |
4. How much do you think your treatment can help your illness? | 5.3 (2.7) | 5.4 (3.0) | ns | 3.8 (2.9) | 4.0 (3.1) | ns |
5. How much do you experience symptoms from your illness? | 3.1 (1.9) | 4.1 (2.5) | 0.04 | 2.5 (2.1) | 2.7 (1.8) | ns |
6. How concerned are you about your illness? | 3.4 (2.1) | 3.6 (2.3) | ns | 2.7 (2.1) | 2.9 (2.4) | ns |
7. How well do you feel you understand your illness? | 4.6 (3.0) | 6.0 (2.6) | 0.01 | 5.3 (3.0) | 5.8 (3.0) | ns |
8. How much does your illness affect you emotionally? e.g., does it make you angry, scared, upset, or depressed? | 3.1 (2.4) | 3.2 (2.6) | ns | 3.0 (2.4) | 3.1 (2.6) | ns |