Figures & data
Figure 1. Conceptual model for the relation between variables in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with indication of the used measuring instruments. mMRC: modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea scale; HAD: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, EQ5D5L-VAS: Visual Analogue Scale of the EuroQol group.
![Figure 1. Conceptual model for the relation between variables in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with indication of the used measuring instruments. mMRC: modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea scale; HAD: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, EQ5D5L-VAS: Visual Analogue Scale of the EuroQol group.](/cms/asset/6ecb528f-e1ce-432f-b003-8a26d9c3a53f/ipri_a_2073961_f0001_b.jpg)
Table 1. Patient characteristics.
Table 2. Comparison of the level of exercise self-efficacy, symptoms, functional status and health status between patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic heart failure (CHF).
Table 3. Correlation matrix for variables within the model: for patients with COPD, patients with CHF and the whole patient population.
Table 4. Linear regression analysis with exercise self-efficacy score as dependent variable (n = 129).