Table 2.
Visual analog scale health state ratings
| Health states | UK (N = 126) |
Canada (N = 61) |
Total sample: UK and Canada (N = 187) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| A: basic health state (cancer with bone metastases, no SRE) | 42.3 | 25.6 | 30.6 | 16.9 | 38.5 | 23.7 |
| B: basic HS + spinal cord compression without paralysis | 10.5 | 21.1 | 2.6 | 21.3 | 7.9 | 21.4 |
| C: basic HS + spinal cord compression with paralysis | 2.5 | 24.0 | −2.2 | 24.0 | 1.0 | 24.1 |
| D: basic HS + fracture of the leg | 22.0 | 22.8 | 11.1 | 18.3 | 18.5 | 22.0 |
| E: basic HS + fracture of the rib | 31.0 | 24.0 | 18.8 | 16.6 | 27.0 | 22.6 |
| F: basic HS + fracture of the arm | 25.4 | 21.9 | 15.2 | 17.7 | 22.1 | 21.1 |
| G: basic HS + radiation treatment (2 weeks, 5 appointments per week) | 31.1 | 24.1 | 18.2 | 19.3 | 26.9 | 23.4 |
| H: basic HS + radiation treatment (2 appointments) | 35.7 | 24.6 | 23.4 | 16.4 | 31.7 | 22.9 |
| I: basic HS + surgery to stabilize bone | 22.9 | 25.2 | 11.9 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 24.0 |
| Own current health state | 89.6 | 9.1 | 85.0 | 11.0 | 88.1 | 9.9 |
HS health state
SRE skeletal-related event
* VAS values are on a scale with anchors of 0 representing death and 100 representing full health