Table 2 Acceptability of less than perfect health states beyond a certain age in percentage of respondents (n = 1067)
Health domain | Severity of health problems | Dutch EQ-5D-3L utility tariffa | Acceptability of domain-specific health problems (cum %) | Never acceptable | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
From age 40 onwards | From age 50 onwards | From age 60 onwards | From age 70 onwards | From age 80 onwards | From age 90 onwards | ||||
Mobility | Mild problems | −0.036 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 22.1 | 65.9 | 92.0 | 96.8 | 3.2 |
Confined to bed | −0.161 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 8.6 | 32.2 | 58.5 | 41.5 | |
Self-care | Mild problems | −0.082 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 5.5 | 32.1 | 78.9 | 93.9 | 6.1 |
Severe problems | −0.152 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 8.1 | 36.8 | 74.9 | 25.1 | |
Usual activities | Mild problems | −0.032 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 13.7 | 52.0 | 86.7 | 95.4 | 4.6 |
Severe problems | −0.057 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 13.2 | 44.2 | 75.5 | 24.6 | |
Pain/discomfort | Moderate | −0.086 | 6.4 | 13.8 | 32.2 | 62.5 | 84.9 | 90.2 | 9.8 |
Extreme | −0.329 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 6.1 | 17.7 | 44.5 | 63.3 | 36.7 | |
Anxiety/depression | Moderate | −0.124 | 6.7 | 9.3 | 14.3 | 27.5 | 45.2 | 56.0 | 44.0 |
Extreme | −0.325 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 11.3 | 24.0 | 36.8 | 63.2 | |
Total | None | 89.1 | 80.6 | 56.8 | 18.9 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
At least one mild/moderate | 10.9 | 19.4 | 43.2 | 81.1 | 95.7 | 98.0 | 45.8 | ||
At least one severe/extreme | 4.3 | 5.2 | 10.5 | 27.8 | 63.3 | 87.5 | 68.9 | ||