Table 2.
Actual EQ-5D-3L versus estimated (using SF-12) EQ-5D-3L responses for each EQ-5D-3L item*
| Estimated EQ-5D-3L responses from SF-12 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No problems | Some problems | Severe problems | ||
| Actual EQ-5D-3L responses | ||||
| 6 months | (n = 7504) | |||
| Mobility | No problems | 3756 | 715 | 9 |
| Some problems | 1177 | 1774 | 35 | |
| Severe problems | 8 | 29 | 1 | |
| Self-care | No problems | 6094 | 281 | 36 |
| Some problems | 828 | 193 | 18 | |
| Severe problems | 40 | 12 | 2 | |
| Usual activities | No problems | 3143 | 436 | 23 |
| Some problems | 1642 | 1781 | 188 | |
| Severe problems | 49 | 174 | 68 | |
| Pain/discomfort | No problems | 2190 | 953 | 29 |
| Some problems | 966 | 2462 | 382 | |
| Severe problems | 31 | 268 | 223 | |
| Anxiety/depression | No problems | 4310 | 647 | 33 |
| Some problems | 868 | 1075 | 146 | |
| Severe problems | 74 | 219 | 132 | |
| 12 months | (n = 8722) | |||
| Mobility | No problems | 4941 | 804 | 9 |
| Some problems | 1154 | 1736 | 40 | |
| Severe problems | 17 | 21 | 0 | |
| Self-care | No problems | 7318 | 287 | 28 |
| Some problems | 829 | 187 | 27 | |
| Severe problems | 31 | 13 | 2 | |
| Usual activities | No problems | 4333 | 496 | 26 |
| Some problems | 1611 | 1785 | 249 | |
| Severe problems | 38 | 138 | 46 | |
| Pain/discomfort | No problems | 3185 | 1180 | 34 |
| Some problems | 916 | 2467 | 384 | |
| Severe problems | 22 | 282 | 252 | |
| Anxiety/depression | No problems | 5294 | 699 | 41 |
| Some problems | 913 | 1102 | 155 | |
| Severe problems | 91 | 278 | 149 | |
*No shading represents agreement, light shading represents over-estimation, and darker shading represents under-estimation of problems by the SF-12 to EQ-5D-3L algorithm