Table 2. EQ-5D-5L prevalence and 95% confidence intervals by domain and level of impairment over the six-week post-partum period.
| 1-week % (95% CI) n = 125 |
2-weeks % (95% CI) n = 66 |
3-weeks % (95% CI) n = 56 |
4-weeks % (95% CI) n = 67 |
5-weeks % (95% CI) n = 55 |
6-weeks % (95% CI) n = 60 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobility | ||||||
| No problems | 52.0 (43.3–60.6) | 69.7 (57.8–79.5) | 73.2 (60.4–83.0) | 84.7 (74.7–91.3) | 84.9 (73.0–92.2) | 89.8 (79.5–95.3) |
| Slight | 34.4 (26.7–43.1) | 27.3 (18.0–39.0) | 23.2 (14.1–35.8) | 15.3 (8.8–25.3) | 11.3 (5.3–22.6) | 8.5 (3.7–18.4) |
| Moderate | 12.8 (8.0–19.8) | 3.0 (0.8–10.4) | 3.6 (1.0–12.1) | – | – | 1.7 (0.3–9.0) |
| Severe | 0.8 (0.1–3.4) | – | – | – | 3.8 (1.0–12.8) | – |
| Extreme | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Personal Care | ||||||
| No problems | 80.0 (72.1–86.1) | 88.1 (78.2–93.8) | 83.9 (72.2–91.3) | 95.6 (87.8–98.5) | 87.3 (76.0–93.7) | 91.7 (81.9–96.4) |
| Slight | 18.4 (12.6–26.1) | 10.4 (5.2–20.0) | 14.3 (7.4–25.7) | 4.4 (1.5–12.2) | 12.7 (6.3–24.0) | 6.7 (2.6–15.9) |
| Moderate | 0.8 (0.1–4.4) | 1.5 (0.2–8.0) | 1.8 (0.3–9.5) | – | – | 1.7 (0.3–8.9) |
| Severe | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Extreme | 0.8 (0.1–4.4) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Usual Activities | ||||||
| No problems | 24.8 (18.1–33.1) | 29.9 (20.2–41.7) | 46.4 (34.0–59.3) | 50.0 (38.1–61.9) | 56.9 (44.1–68.8) | 61.7 (49.0–72.9) |
| Slight | 40.8 (32.6–49.6) | 53.7 (41.9–65.1) | 39.3 (27.6–52.4) | 42.2 (30.9–54.4) | 32.8 (22.1–45.6) | 33.3 (22.7–45.9) |
| Moderate | 28.0 (20.9–36.4) | 13.4 (7.2–23.6) | 14.3 (7.4–25.7) | 7.8 (3.4–17.0) | 6.9 (2.7–16.4) | 5.0 (1.7–13.7) |
| Severe | 4.0 (1.7–9.0) | – | – | – | 1.7 (0.3–9.1) | – |
| Extreme | 2.4 (0.8–6.8) | 3.0 (0.8–10.3) | – | – | 1.7 (0.3–9.1) | – |
| Pain and Discomfort | ||||||
| No pain or discomfort | 7.2 (3.8–13.1) | 25.8 (16.8–37.4) | 41.1 (29.2–54.1) | 48.5 (37.1–60.2) | 67.3 (54.1–78.2) | 60.0 (47.4–71.4) |
| Slight | 73.6 (65.3–80.5) | 68.2 (56.2–78.2) | 53.6 (40.7–66.0) | 47.1 (35.7–58.8) | 29.1 (18.8–42.1) | 35.0 (24.2–47.6) |
| Moderate | 16.8 (11.3–24.3) | 6.1 (2.4–14.6) | 3.6 (1.0–12.1) | 2.9 (0.8–10.1) | – | 5.0 (1.7–13.7) |
| Severe | 2.4 (0.8–6.8) | – | 1.8 (0.3–9.5) | 1.5 (0.3–7.9) | 3.6 (1.0–12.3) | – |
| Extreme | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Anxiety or Depression | ||||||
| Not anxious or depressed | 54.4 (45.7–62.9) | 68.7 (56.8–78.5) | 66.1 (53.0–77.1) | 73.5 (62.0–82.6) | 63.6 (50.4–75.1) | 70.0 (57.5–80.1) |
| Slight | 40.0 (31.8–48.8) | 23.9 (15.3–35.3) | 28.6 (18.4–41.5) | 22.1 (13.9–33.3) | 27.3 (17.3–40.2) | 21.7 (13.1–33.6) |
| Moderate | 4.8 (2.2–10.1) | 6.0 (2.4–14.4) | 5.4 (1.8–14.6) | 4.4 (1.5–12.2) | 7.3 (2.9–17.3) | 8.3 (3.6–18.1) |
| Severe | – | 1.5 (0.3–8.0) | – | – | 1.8 (0.3–9.6) | – |
| Extreme | 0.8 (0.1–4.4) | – | – | – | – | – |
CI, Confidence interval.
Sample size varies by domain due to missing values.
–indicates cells with 0 responses for the category.