Table 3.

Results for the five health dimensions of the EuroQol – 5D

	% of patients
	Preop.		4 weeks		6 months		12 months
	Laparoscopic	Open	Laparoscopic	Open	Laparoscopic	Open	Laparoscopic	Open
Mobility
Level 1	91	88	68	65	85	82	87	88
Level 2	9	12	30	34	14	18	13	11
Level 3	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1
Self-care
Level 1	99	98	87	85	96	92	96	97
Level 2	1	2	12	13	4	7	4	3
Level 3	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0
Daily activity
Level 1	89	80	40	37	73	72	80	80
Level 2	10	15	43	48	24	23	18	17
Level 3	1	5	17	15	3	5	2	2
Pain/discomfort
Level 1	58	49	28	30	49	53	59	55
Level 2	40	49	66	68	49	44	40	44
Level 3	2	2	6	2	2	3	1	1
Anxiety/depression
Level 1	60	51	55	52	68	68	72	68
Level 2	37	42	42	47	29	32	26	32
Level 3	3	7	3	1	3	0	2	0

Level 1, no problems; level 2, low level of symptoms; level 3, severe problems or high level of symptoms. The only significant difference between groups was in daily activity before treatment (P = 0·024, χ² test).