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Table 4 Random effects meta-correlation coefficient (Spearman’s rho) between EQ-5D select dimensions/summary score and related survey items

From: Measurement properties of the EQ-5D across four major geriatric conditions: Findings from TOPICS-MDS

 

Overall sample

N = 25,637

ρ (95% CI)

Healthya

N = 2,275

ρ (95% CI)

Hearing issues

N = 9,762

ρ (95% CI)

Joint damageb

N = 11,903

ρ (95% CI)

Urinary incontinence

N = 5,932

ρ (95% CI)

Dizziness with falls

N = 4,273

ρ (95% CI)

Mobility and

Katz mobility item ‘Walking’

0.39

(0.35, 0.43)

0.46

(0.39, 0.53)

0.38

(0.33, 0.42)

0.33

(0.29, 0.37)

0.35

(0.31, 0.39)

0.38

(0.31, 0.44)

Self-care and

Katz ADL item ‘Bathing’

0.68

(0.65, 0.71)

0.83

(0.73, 0.89)

0.67

(0.63, 0.70)

0.64

(0.61, 0.68)

0.69

(0.64, 0.73)

0.68

(0.64, 0.71)

Self-care and

Katz ADL item ‘Dressing’

0.61

(0.57, 0.64)

0.80

(0.69, 0.88)

0.59

(0.55, 0.62)

0.57

(0.53, 0.61)

0.61

(0.57, 0.64)

0.61

(0.57, 0.65)

Usual Activities and

IADL summary score

0.51

(0.47, 0.55)

0.55

(0.41, 0.66)

0.51

(0.47, 0.55)

0.51

(0.46, 0.55)

0.51

(0.46, 0.55)

0.47

(0.43, 0.52)

Anxiety/Depression and

Psychological wellbeingc

−0.52

(−0.55, −0.49)

−0.36

(−0.42, −0.29)

−0.52

(−0.56, −0.48)

−0.53

(−0.57, −0.50)

−0.55

(−0.59, −0.52)

−0.58

(−0.62, −0.54)

EQ-5D summary score and

General quality of life scored

0.40

(0.35, 0.45)

0.28

(0.19, 0.37)

0.38

(0.34, 0.43)

0.38

(0.32, 0.43)

0.39

(0.34, 0.43)

0.40

(0.34, 0.47)

  1. IADL Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, ADL Activities of Daily Living
  2. aReported having none of the 17 chronic conditions recorded in The Older Persons and Informal Caregivers Survey
  3. bDefined as arthrosis or degenerative arthritis of the hips and/or knees
  4. cBased on the Rand mental health subscale
  5. dBased on Cantril’s Self Anchoring Ladder