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. 2018 Apr 17;13(4):e0195338. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195338

Table 2. Question description, mean ratings for each survey, and crude difference between questions with and without additional information.

95% CI
GBD Description Rating with added info: Rating without added info: Difference Lower Upper
Spinal cord lesion at neck: treated 14.6 14.3 0.4 -1.1 1.8
Spinal cord lesion at neck level: untreated 15.4 14.6 0.8 -0.5 2.1
Motor plus cognitive impairments: severe 17.3 16.0 1.3 -0.1 2.8
Stroke: severe plus cognition problems 16.7 18.3 -1.6 -3.1 -0.2
Stroke: severe 19.1 20.6 -1.5 -3.1 0.1
Spinal cord lesion below neck: untreated 24.1 24.6 -0.5 -2.0 1.0
Dementia: severe 28.3 29.6 -1.3 -3.2 0.6
Multiple sclerosis: severe 29.9 30.4 -0.5 -2.1 1.1
End-stage renal disease: on dialysis 33.3 28.1 5.2 3.5 6.9
Parkinson’s disease: severe 32.5 33.4 -0.9 -2.5 0.7
Traumatic brain injury: long-term, severe 32.5 33.9 -1.4 -3.1 0.4
Multiple sclerosis: moderate 33.5 34.3 -0.8 -2.4 0.8
Musculoskeletal problems: generalised, severe 34.5 35.7 -1.2 -2.9 0.5
Rectovaginal fistula 34.4 35.9 -1.5 -3.4 0.4
Terminal phase: with medication 36.3 34.0 2.3 0.4 4.2
Musculoskeletal problems: generalised, moderate 35.7 34.8 0.8 -0.8 2.5
Intellectual disability: profound 35.6 38.4 -2.8 -4.9 -0.7
Motor plus cognitive impairments: moderate 37.5 40.1 -2.6 -4.4 -0.8
Heroin and other opioid dependence 39.1 40.6 -1.5 -3.6 0.5
AIDS cases: not receiving antiretroviral treatment 43.1 41.2 1.9 0.1 3.7
Distance vision: severe impairment 42.4 42.6 -0.2 -2.1 1.8
Stoma 43.8 41.7 2.2 0.2 4.1
Burns: short term 45.5 40.8 4.7 2.8 6.6
Bipolar disorder: manic episode 42.5 45.2 -2.7 -4.7 -0.7
Traumatic brain injury: long-term, moderate 39.6 48.7 -9.1 -10.9 -7.2
Diarrhoea: severe 43.9 45.7 -1.8 -3.8 0.2
Schizophrenia, residual state 42.3 47.6 -5.2 -7.1 -3.4
Vesicovaginal fistula 44.2 47.0 -2.8 -4.8 -0.8
Tuberculosis: with HIV infection 45.8 46.5 -0.7 -2.6 1.1
Severe chest injury 47.6 51.2 -3.7 -5.6 -1.8
Iodine-deficiency goiter 51.3 51.1 0.2 -1.6 2.1
Burns: long-term 54.0 48.8 5.2 3.1 7.2
Mastectomy 52.6 55.2 -2.6 -4.5 -0.6
Herpes zoster 52.5 56.2 -3.7 -5.7 -1.7
Severe tooth loss 56.5 58.6 -2.1 -4.2 0.0
Impotence 68.1 69.0 -0.9 -2.9 1.1
Average effect of adding information, across all questions: -0.8