Table 2. Frequency (percentage) of reported problems by dimension and anesthesia modality group before and after cesarean section (CS).
SAG: Spinal anesthesia group; GAG: General anesthesia group.
| Before CS | 24 hours after CS | One week after CS | One month after CS | ||||||||||
| EQ-5D Dimension | SAG | GAG | P value | SAG | GAG | P value | SAG | GAG | P value | SAG | GAG | P value | |
| Mobility | No Problems | 78 (98%) | 76 (95%) | 0.68 | 51 (64%) | 24 (30%) | 0.00* | 79 (99%) | 74 (93%) | 0.11 | 80 (100%) | 77 (96%) | 0.24 |
| Problems | 2 (2%) | 4 (5%) | 29 (36%) | 56 (70%) | 1 (1%) | 6 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (4%) | |||||
| Self-care | No problems | 80 (100%) | 78 (98%) | 0.49 | 59 (74%) | 38 (48%) | 001* | 80 (100%) | 78 (98%) | 0.49 | 80 (100%) | 77 (96%) | 0.24 |
| Problems | 0 (0%) | 2 (2%) | 21 (26%) | 42 (52%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (4%) | |||||
| Usual activities | No problems | 79 (99%) | 77 (96%) | 0.62 | 13 (16%) | 7 (9%) | 0.23 | 72 (90%) | 30 (38%) | .00* | 79 (99%) | 64 (80%) | .000* |
| Problems | 1 (1%) | 3 (4%) | 67 (84%) | 73 (91%) | 8 (10%) | 50 (62%) | 1 (1%) | 16 (20%) | |||||
| Pain/Discomfort | No problems | 68 (85%) | 61 (76%) | 0.23 | 16 (20%) | 4 (5%) | .007* | 15 (19%) | 11 (14%) | 0.52 | 47 (59%) | 29 (36%) | .007* |
| Problems | 12 (15%) | 19 (24%) | 64 (80%) | 76 (95%) | 65 (81%) | 69 (86%) | 33 (41%) | 51 (64%) | |||||
| Anxiety/Depression | No problems | 50 (63%) | 45 (56%) | 0.52 | 75 (94%) | 73 (91%) | 0.76 | 65 (81%) | 54 (68%) | .069 | 65 (81%) | 54 (68%) | 0.069 |
| Problems | 30 (37%) | 35 (44%) | 5 (6%) | 7 (9%) | 15 (19%) | 26 (32%) | 15 (19%) | 26 (32%) | |||||