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Table 3 AQoL dimension scores and utilities at study enrolment, by age group, primary health conditions and service type

From: Relationship between health-related quality of life, and acute care re-admissions and survival in older adults with chronic illness

  

N

Mean AQoL dimension scores

AQoL utility( c)

( a)

( b)( c)

 
   

Ill

IL

SR

PS

PW

 

Age group

60-69 years

27

0.23 (0.26)

0.48 (0.33)

0.64 (0.31)

0.88 (0.12)

0.66 (0.28)

0.25 (0.28)

 

70-79 years

89

0.23 (0.25)

0.52 (0.34)

0.72 (0.27)

0.88 (0.13)

0.77 (0.19)

0.32 (0.28)

 

≥80 years

94

0.25 (0.25)

0.48 (0.32)

0.72 (0.30)

0.80 (0.17)

0.78 (0.20)

0.30 (0.26)

Statistics (d)

ANOVA

 

F = 0.07

F = 0.40

F = 0.88

F = 7.38***

F = 3.93*

F = 1.14

      

P ≤ 0.001

P ≤ 0.05

 

Primary health condition (e)

Cancer

23

0.35 (0.26)

0.62 (0.28)

0.83 (0.19)

0.86 (0.13)

0.82 (0.11)

0.42 (0.24)

Cardiac

47

0.20 (0.22)

0.40 (0.32)

0.69 (0.26)

0.78 (0.17)

0.76 (0.22)

0.24 (0.26)

Mental illness

46

0.18 (0.18)

0.50 (0.35)

0.69 (0.32)

0.81 (0.20)

0.73 (0.24)

0.30 (0.29)

Muscular/Pain

51

0.22 (0.26)

0.43 (0.30)

0.68 (0.31)

0.87 (0.14)

0.78 (0.21)

0.27 (0.25)

 

Respiratory

18

0.25 (0.31)

0.63 (0.29)

0.81 (0 l.27)

0.87 (0.08)

0.77 (0.15)

0.39 (0.27)

 

Other

21

0.32 (0.25)

0.56 (0.34)

0.61 (0.32)

0.88 (0.13)

0.74 (0.20)

0.32 (0.29)

Statistics (d)

ANOVA

 

F = 2.30*

F = 2.87*

F = 1.95

F = 2.18

F = 0.54

F = 2.32*

Charlson

0/1

90

0.25 (0.23)

0.49 (0.32)

0.75 (0.26)

0.83 (0.16)

0.79 (0.17)

0.32 (0.26)

 

2/3

45

0.27 (0.28)

0.59 (0.031)

0.72 (0.30)

0.86 (0.16)

0.76 (0.24)

0.36 (0.28)

 

4/5

26

0.22 (0.22)

0.38 (0.36)

0.62 (0.32)

0.82 (0.19)

0.75 (0.19)

0.24 (0.28)

 

≥6

47

0.16 (0.22)

0.45 (0.30)

0.64 (0.31)

0.84 (0.15)

0.73 (0.25)

0.24 (0.26)

Statistics (d)

ANOVA

 

F = 2.87*

F = 2.69*

F = 2.35

F = 0.52

F = 0.60

F = 2.78*

Service (f)

CCM

62

0.25 (0.24)

0.62 (0.29)

0.81 (0.23)

0.85 (0.15)

0.80 (0.18)

0.42 (0.26)

 

RAC

146

0.23 (0.25)

0.43 (0.32)

0.66 (0.30)

0.83 (0.16)

0.75 (0.22)

0.25 (0.26)

Statistics (d)

Independent t-test

 

t = −0.80

t = 4.06***

t = 3.61***

t = −0.65

t = 1.29

t = −4.52***

  1. Notes:
  2. a = Missing data is the difference between 147-(Sum of Ns. for each analysis).
  3. b = Ill Illness, IL Independent living, SR Social relationships, PS Physical senses, PW Psychological wellbeing.
  4. c = All scores are means and SDs.
  5. d = Transformed data, p-values: * ≤ 0.05; ** ≤ 0.01; *** ≤ 0.001.
  6. e = Based on ICD-10 classifications.
  7. f = CCM Community case management, RAC Rapid assessment and care coordination.