Table 2.
Problems in the EQ-5D-3L dimensions, EQ-5D-3L index score and EQ-VAS in the full population (n = 285)
| Discharge N = 285 | 1 month N = 277 | 6 months N = 268 | 12 months N = 259 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention group n = 148 |
Control group n = 137 |
Intervention group n = 145 |
Control group n = 132 |
Intervention group n = 139 |
Control group n = 129 |
Intervention group n = 134 |
Control group n = 125 |
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| Mobility, n (%) | ||||||||
| No problems | 35 (24.0) | 32 (23.4) | 41 (28.3) | 29 (22.0) | 35 (25.2) | 23 (17.8) | 30 (22.2) | 18 (14.4) |
| Moderate problems | 101 (69.2) | 92 (67.2) | 86 (59.3) | 86 (65.2) | 83 (59.7) | 85 (65.9) | 72 (53.3) | 79 (63.2) |
| Extreme problems | 10 (6.9) | 13 (9.5) | 8 (5.5) | 7 (5.3) | 4 (2.9) | 8 (6.2) | 10 (7.4) | 9 (7.2) |
| Reporting some problemsa | 111 (75.0) | 105 (76.6) | 94 (64.8) | 93 (70.5) | 87 (62.6) | 93 (72.1) | 82 (60.7) | 88 (70.4) |
| Missing | 2 (1.4) | 0 (0) | 10 (6.9) | 10 (7.6) | 17 (12.2) | 13 (10.1) | 23 (17.0) | 19 (15.2) |
| Self-care, n (%) | ||||||||
| No problems | 93 (63.7) | 83 (60.6) | 87 (60.0) | 85 (64.4) | 95 (68.4) | 84 (65.1) | 77 (57.0) | 78 (62.4) |
| Moderate problems | 43 (29.5) | 36 (26.3) | 42 (29.0) | 29 (22.0) | 22 (15.8) | 24 (18.6) | 29 (21.5) | 19 (15.2) |
| Extreme problems | 10 (6.9) | 18 (13.1) | 6 (4.1) | 8 (6.1) | 5 (3.6) | 7 (5.4) | 6 (4.4) | 9 (7.2) |
| Reporting some problemsa | 53 (35.8) | 54 (39.4) | 48 (33.1) | 37 (28.0) | 27 (19.4) | 31 (24.0) | 35 (25.9) | 28 (22.4) |
| Missing | 2 (1.4) | 0 (0) | 10 (6.9) | 10 (7.6) | 17 (12.2) | 14 (10.8) | 23 (17.0) | 19 (15.2) |
| Usual activities, n (%) | ||||||||
| No problems | 40 (27.4) | 38 (27.7) | 48 (33.1) | 30 (22.7) | 38 (27.3) | 31 (24.0) | 38 (28.15) | 29 (23.2) |
| Moderate problems | 66 (45.2) | 54 (39.4) | 57 (39.3) | 61 (46.2) | 61 (43.9) | 59 (45.7) | 51 (37.8) | 52 (41.6) |
| Extreme problems | 40 (27.4) | 45 (32.9) | 30 (20.7) | 31 (23.5) | 23 (16.6) | 24 (18.6) | 23 (17.0) | 25 (20.0) |
| Reporting some problemsa | 106 (71.6) | 99 (72.3) | 87 (60.0) | 92 (69.7) | 84 (60.4) | 83 (64.3) | 74 (54.8) | 77 (61.6) |
| Missing | 2 (1.4) | 0 (0) | 10 (6.9) | 10 (7.6) | 17 (12.2) | 15 (11.6) | 23 (17.0) | 19 (15.2) |
| Pain/discomfort, n (%) | ||||||||
| No problems | 48 (32.9) | 52 (38.0) | 43 (29.7) | 48 (36.4) | 45 (32.4) | 34 (26.4) | 32 (23.7) | 29 (23.2) |
| Moderate problems | 80 (54.8) | 66 (48.2) | 77 (53.1) | 60 (45.5) | 61 (43.9) | 60 (46.5) | 63 (46.7) | 59 (47.2) |
| Extreme problems | 18 (12.3) | 19 (13.4) | 15 (10.3) | 14 (10.6) | 16 (11.5) | 20 (15.5) | 17 (12.6) | 18 (14.4) |
| Reporting some problemsa | 98 (66.2) | 85 (62.0) | 92 (63.5) | 74 (56.1) | 77 (55.4) | 80 (62.0) | 80 (59.3) | 77 (61.6) |
| Missing | 2 (1.4) | 0 (0) | 10 (6.9) | 10 (7.6) | 17 (12.2) | 15 (11.6) | 23 (17.0) | 19 (15.2) |
| Anxiety/depression, n (%) | ||||||||
| No problems | 96 (65.8) | 76 (55.5) | 86 (59.3) | 78 (59.1) | 75 (54.0) | 64 (49.6) | 70 (51.9) | 65 (52.0) |
| Moderate problems | 42 (28.8) | 50 (36.5) | 44 (30.3) | 37 (28.0) | 44 (31.7) | 44 (34.1) | 38 (28.2) | 36 (28.8) |
| Extreme problems | 8 (5.5) | 11 (8.0) | 5 (3.5) | 6 (4.6) | 3 (2.2) | 6 (4.7) | 4 (3.0) | 4 (3.2) |
| Reporting some problemsa | 50 (33.8) | 61 (44.5) | 49 (33.8) | 43 (32.6) | 47 (33.8) | 50 (38.8) | 42 (31.1) | 40 (32.0) |
| Missing | 2 (1.4) | 0 (0) | 11 (8.3) | 10 (7.6) | 17 (12.2) | 15 (11.6) | 23 (17.0) | 20 (16.0) |
| Any dimension, n (%) | ||||||||
| No problems | 11 (7.4) | 12 (8.8) | 14 (9.7) | 12 (9.1) | 15 (10.8) | 8 (6.2) | 7 (5.2) | 9 (7.2) |
| Moderate problems | 79 (53.4) | 64 (46.7) | 78 (53.8) | 68 (51.5) | 69 (49.6) | 70 (54.3) | 68 (50.4) | 61 (48.8) |
| Extreme problems | 56 (37.8) | 61 (44.5) | 43 (29.7) | 42 (31.8) | 38 (27.3) | 38 (29.5) | 37 (27.4) | 36 (28.8) |
| Reporting some problemsa | 135 (91.2) | 125 (91.2) | 121 (83.5) | 110 (83.3) | 107 (77.0) | 108 (83.7) | 105 (77.8) | 97 (77.6) |
| Missing | 2 (1.4) | 0 (0) | 10 (6.9) | 10 (7.6) | 17 (12.2) | 13 (10.1) | 23 (17.0) | 19 (15.2) |
| EQ-5D-3L index scoreb | 0.518 | 0.472 | 0.550 | 0.544 | 0.558 | 0.505 | 0.495 | 0.482 |
| EQ-VAS scoreb | 59.16 | 55.51 | 59.49 | 59.12 | 61.20 | 58.62 | 60.44 | 56.92 |
aReporting some problems is the sum of moderate problems and extreme problems
bUnadjusted