Table 4.
Quality of life at baseline and 6 months, mortality and quality adjusted life years to 6 month follow-up, by treatment group, complete cases
| CGAHAH (N = 563) |
Hospital (N = 274) |
Difference in means | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SE) [95% CI] | |
| EQ-5D-5L utility | |||
| At baseline | 0.531 (0.270) | 0.528 (0.302) | 0.003 (0.021) [−0.037, 0.044] |
| At 6 months | 0.451 (0.324) | 0.457 (0.340) | −0.006 (0.024) [−0.053, 0.041] |
| Number of health problems recorded on the Charlson Index at 6 months | 1.561 (1.350) | 1.507 (1.296) | 0.054 (0.098) [−0.139, 0.245] |
| Mortality at 6 months | |||
| Alive (%) | 85% | 85% | |
| Dead (%)* | 15% | 15% | |
| Quality Adjusted Life Years from baseline to 6 months (unadjusted): | 0.246 (0.123) | 0.246 (0.132) | −0.001 (0.009) [−0.019, 0.017] |
| Quality Adjusted Life Years from baseline to 6 months (adjusted)+: | 0.245 | 0.247 | −0.002 (0.006) [−0.013, 0.010] |
*The difference in mortality at 6 months was not statistically significant (Pearson χ2 test P-value = 0.854).
+
QALYs were adjusted for baseline gender, known cognitive decline, baseline utilities and site as a random effect.