Table 2 Questionnaire results: comparisons of peers and people with angina
From: A comparison of the illness beliefs of people with angina and their peers: a questionnaire study
Statement | Person with angina mean score (sd) | Peer mean score (sd) | Mann Whitney z value | Sig. Level (two tailed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. People with angina should stop what they are doing when they get an angina attack | 3.22 (0.83) | 3.27 (0.72) | -0.02 | 0.98 |
2. Angina is a kind of small heart attack | 1.57(1.17) | 1.95(1.17) | -2.41 | 0.02 |
3. People develop angina because they have too much stress in their lives | 1.90 (1.20) | 1.74 (1.02) | -0.88 | 0.38 |
4. People with angina should take life easy | 1.75(1.15) | 2.18(1.15) | -2.74 | <0.01 |
5. People who work too hard are likely to develop angina | 1.23 (1.04) | 1.17(0.92) | -0.05 | 0.96 |
6. People with angina should always avoid things that bring it on | 2.78(1.13) | 3.02 (0.79) | -0.86 | 0.39 |
7. It's not advisable for people with angina to exercise | 0.96 (0.94) | 1.13(0.87) | -2.04 | 0.04 |
8. Any sort of excitement is bad for people with angina | 1.17(0.97) | 1.46 (0.92) | -2.75 | <0.01 |
9. Angina is caused by a worn out heart | 1.07 (0.95) | 1.37 (0.92) | -3.01 | <0.01 |
10. If people don't rest when they get angina it could be fatal | 2.28(1.16) | 2.56(1.01) | -1.65 | 0.10 |
11. People with angina must stay calm | 2.86 (0.86) | 2.79 (0.89) | -0.68 | 0.50 |
12. There's nothing people with angina can do about it, they just have to learn to live with it. | 1.64 (1.25) | 1.79 (1.24) | -0.90 | 0.37 |
13. Rest is the best treatment for angina | 2.18(1.16) | 2.13(1.15) | -0.36 | 0.72 |
14. Too much worry causes people to develop angina | 1.80(1.19) | 1.64(1.01) | -0.82 | 0.41 |
15. Angina pain causes permanent damage to the heart | 1.42 (1.03) | 1.81 (0.90) | -3.58 | <0.001 |
16. It's not safe to argue with people who have angina | 1.61 (1.12) | 1.60(1.01) | -0.15 | 0.88 |