Table 2 |
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score system for primary endpoint IN TOUCH |
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End point |
Score |
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Death (at any time during study) |
-3 |
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Survival to end of study |
0 |
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First readmission for heart failure |
-1 |
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No readmission for heart failure |
0 |
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Change in quality of life at 9 months |
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Improvement ≥ 20 units |
+2 |
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Improvement by 10 until 19 units |
+1 |
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No improvement by -9 until +4 units |
0 |
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Worsening by +5 until +9 units |
-1 |
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Worsening by ≥ 10 units |
-2 |
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Possible score |
-6 to +2 |
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de Vries et al. BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:167 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-11-167 |
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