Table 3.
Distribution of EQ-5D-5L dimensions at baseline and at follow-up
| Mean time between baseline and follow-up is 375 days (95% CI: 358,6–391.9) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline: 609 patients Follow-up: 245 patients | ||||
| Dimension | Baseline | Baselinea | Follow-up | p value |
| Mobility mean (95% CI) | 1.7 (1.6–1.8) | 1.7 (1.5–1.8) | 1.5 (1.4–1.6) | |
| No problems n (%) | 378 (62.1) | 149 (60.8) | 170 (69.4) | 0.0081 |
| Slight problems n (%) | 119 (19.5) | 53 (21.6) | 40 (16.3) | |
| Moderate problems n (%) | 49 (8.1) | 23 (9.4) | 21 (8.6) | |
| Severe problems n (%) | 59 (9.7) | 18 (7.4) | 14 (5.7) | |
| Unable to walk about n (%) | 3 (0.5) | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0) | |
| Self-care mean mean (95% CI) | 1.3 (1.2–1.3) | 1.3 (1.2–1.4) | 1.2 (1.2–1.3) | |
| No problems n (%) | 517 (84.9) | 202 (82.5) | 204 (83.3) | 0.4 |
| Slight problems n (%) | 56 (9.2) | 27 (11.0) | 29 (11.8) | |
| Moderate problems n (%) | 18 (2.9) | 9 (3.7) | 8 (3.3) | |
| Severe problems n (%) | 15 (2.5) | 7 (2.9) | 4 (1.6) | |
| Unable to wash or dress n (%) | 2 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Usual activities mean (95% CI) | 1.8 (1.7–1.9) | 1.9 (1.8–2.1) | 1.8 (1.6–1.9) | |
| No problems n (%) | 350 (57.5) | 120 (49.0) | 142 (58.0) | 0.1 |
| Slight problems n (%) | 129 (21.1) | 69 (28.2) | 45 (18.4) | |
| Moderate problems n (%) | 64 (10.5) | 23 (9.4) | 32 (13.1) | |
| Severe problems n (%) | 58 (9.5) | 27 (11.0) | 24 (9.8) | |
| Unable to do usual activities n (%) | 5 (0.8) | 5 (2.0) | 2 (0.8) | |
| Pain/discomfort mean (95% CI) | 2.3 (2.2–2.4) | 2.2 (2.1–2.4) | 2.1 (1.9–2.2) | |
| No pain/discomfort n (%) | 218 (35.8) | 90 (36.7) | 109 (44.5) | 0.0245 |
| Slight pain/discomfort n (%) | 142 (23.3) | 58 (23.7) | 53 (21.6) | |
| Moderate pain/discomfort n (%) | 127 (20.9) | 53 (21.6) | 47 (19.2) | |
| Severe pain/discomfort n (%) | 92 (15.1) | 35 (14.3) | 29 (11.8) | |
| Extreme pain/discomfort n (%) | 29 (4.8) | 9 (3.7) | 7 (2.9) | |
| Anxiety/depression mean (95% CI) | 2.7 (2.6–2.8) | 2.7 (2.6–2.9) | 2.7 (2.5–2.8) | |
| Not anxious/depressed n (%) | 137 (22.5) | 48 (19.6) | 63 (25.7) | 0.3 |
| Slightly anxious/depressed n (%) | 157 (25.8) | 66 (26.9) | 46 (18.8) | |
| Moderately anxious/depressed n (%) | 136 (22.3) | 56 (22.9) | 64 (26.1) | |
| Severely anxious/depressed n (%) | 132 (21.7) | 51 (20.8) | 56 (22.9) | |
| Extremely anxious/depressed n (%) | 45 (7.4) | 24 (9.8) | 16 (6.5) | |
CI Confidence interval
P-value: based on paired t-test of means for the 245 patients with two time points
aBaseline values for the 245 patients who were included for follow-up analysis