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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 Feb 8;35(6):777–788. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2016.01.1222

Table 2.

EQ-5D Completion Rates and Reasons for Non-completion

Status Pre-implant (n=7353) 3 months (n=6599*) 6 months (n=5931*)
EQ-5D Completed 4005 (54%) 3258 (49%) 3088 (52%)
Too Sick** 1635 (22%)   431 (7%)   265 (5%)

Total ‘Completed’ 5640 (77%) 3689 (56%) 3353 (57%)
Incomplete reasons
Coord did not contact/Admin   752   471   333
Unable to obtain F/U   —   348   410
Patient unavailable     36     22     10
Pt unwilling or unable   191   —   —
Pt not seen in clinic/hospital   315   205   199
Pt seen in clinic/hospital but EQ5D not done (due)   — 1277 1188
Other     77   155     34
Unknown   342   532   404

Total 1713 (23%) 2910(44%) 2578 (43%)
*

number of patients with the opportunity for follow-up where the patient has not died, been transplanted or recovered.

**

completed forms includes patients who filled out the EQ-5D and also those patients captured as ‘too sick’ to complete the EQ-5D. ‘Too sick’ patients were assigned a value of 0 for the VAS and ‘extreme problems’ for the 3 physical dimensions of Mobility, Self Care and Usual Activities