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. 2020 Mar 9;15:527–541. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S236192

Table 2.

General HRQoL Assessed with EQ-5D and RAND-36 at Inclusion (Baseline)

All (n = 89–92) CHF (n = 56–58) COPD (n = 33–34) P-value
CHF vs COPD
EQ-5D index 0.53 ± 0.30 (−0.24–1.00) 0.54 ± 0.30 (−0.18–1.00) 0.52 ± 0.31 (−0.24–1.00) n.s.
EQ-5D VAS 50.3 ± 16.4 (0–90) 50.9 ± 16.5 (0–90) 49.4 ± 16.5 (10–80) n.s.
EQ-5D1, mobility, n (%)

  • No problems

 25 (27.2) 16 (27.6) 9 (26.5) n.s.

  • Some problems

 67 (72.8) 42 (72.4) 25 (73.5) n.s.

  • Extreme problems

 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) n.s.
EQ-5D2, self-care, n (%)

  • No problems

 55 (59.8) 36 (62.1) 19 (55.9) n.s.

  • Some problems

 34 (37.0) 20 (34.5) 14 (41.2) n.s.

  • Extreme problems

 3 (3.3) 2 (3.4) 1 (2.9) n.s.
EQ-5D3, usual activity, n (%)

  • No problems

 34 (37.0) 24 (41.4) 10 (29.4) n.s.

  • Some problems

 43 (46.7) 24 (41.4) 19 (55.9) n.s.

  • Extreme problems

 15 (16.3) 10 (17.2) 5 (14.7) n.s.
EQ-5D4, pain/discomfort, n (%)

  • No problems

 19 (20.7) 12 (20.7) 7 (20.6) n.s.

  • Some problems

 61 (66.3) 38 (65.5) 23 (67.6) n.s.

  • Extreme problems

 12 (13.0) 8 (13.8) 4 (11.8) n.s.
EQ-5D5, anxiety/depression, n (%)

  • No problems

 37 (40.2) 27 (46.6) 10 (29.4) n.s.

  • Some problems

 50 (54.3) 29 (50.0) 21 (61.8) n.s.

  • Extreme problems

 5 (5.4) 2 (3.4) 3 (8.8) n.s.
RAND-36

  • PF

 20.7 ± 18.4 (0–95) 22.0 ± 19.5 (0–95) 18.4 ± 16.4 (0–50) n.s.

  • RP

 10.8 ± 24.3 (0–100) 13.6 ± 27.2 (0–100) 6.1 ± 17.7 (0–75) n.s.

  • BP

 55.4 ± 28.5 (10–100) 55.0 ± 29.9 (10–100) 56.1 ± 26.5 (10–100) n.s.

  • GH

 38.2 ± 21.2 (0–85) 46.4 ± 19.3 (10–85) 24.2 ± 16.6 (0–65) <0.001

  • VT

 41.4 ± 18.1 (0–90) 42.5 ± 18.8 (0–90) 39.4 ± 16.9 (0–70) n.s.

  • SF

 51.6 ± 28.3 (0–100) 54.1 ± 28.5 (0–100) 47.4 ± 27.8 (0–100) n.s.

  • RE

 40.4 ± 41.6 (0–100) 43.5 ± 43.1 (0–100) 35.4 ± 39.0 (0–100) n.s.

  • MH

 60.4 ± 18.9 (20–96) 62.6 ± 18.0 (20–96) 56.8 ± 20.0 (20–96) n.s.

Notes: Results are presented as means ± 1 S.D. (range) for continuous variables and percentage for categorical variables. P-values are from Fisher’s exact test and Student’s t-test (unpaired).

Abbreviations: BP, bodily pain; CHF, chronic heart failure; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GH, general health; HRQoL, health-related quality of life; MH, mental health; PF, physical functioning; RE, role-emotional; RP, role-physical; SF, social functioning; VT, vitality; N.s. = not significant (p-value ≥ 0.05).