Table 9: Summary of HRQOL Results^*.

Author	HRQOL Measure	Overall Results
Davies et al, 2000 (20)	SGRQ	No significant difference between baseline and follow-up values in either H or HaH groups for all domains†
Ojoo et al, 2002 (22)	Symptom score‡	No significant difference between groups
Aimonino Ricauda et al, 2008 (19)	Geriatric Depression Scale Nottingham Health Profile Activities of Daily Living score Instrumental Activities of Daily Living score Mini-Mental State Examination score Mini-Nutritional Assessment score Relatives’ Stress Scale score	Significant improvement in Geriatric Depression Scale (P < 0.01) and Nottingham Health Profile score (P = 0.04) in the HaH group compared with the H group
Shepperd et al, 1998 (15;18)§	Dartmouth CO-OP Charts Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire	No significant differences observed between groups for any domains of the Dartmouth CO-OP Charts or Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire
Skwarska et al, 2000 (6)	Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire	No significant difference between the groups on any domain║

^*Abbreviations: H, inpatient hospital; HaH, hospital-at-home; HRQOL, health-related quality of life; SGRQ, St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire.

^†No comparison between the mean change in score between the hospital-at-home and the inpatient hospital groups was provided in the paper. (21)

^‡Symptom score was calculated by assessing breathlessness, cough, ability to walk, anxiety, sputum production, sputum consistency, and sputum colour. (22)

^§HRQOL baseline results were defined as HRQOL measurements at 1-month follow-up. (15;18)

^║Actual results were not provided in the paper. (6)