What are the scales in the SAQ, and what do they mean?
The answers patients give to the SAQ’s questions are used to calculate scores in five scales: • Anginal Stability: a measure of whether a patient’s symptoms are changing over time • Anginal Frequency: a measure of how often a patient is having symptoms now • Physical Limitation: a measure of how much a patient’s condition is hampering his ability to do what he wants to do • Treatment Satisfaction: a measure of well a patient understands her care and what she thinks of it • Quality of Life: a measure of the overall impact of a patient’s condition on a patient’s interpersonal relationships and state of mind
