Table 2 Ceiling Effect of EQ-5D-Y-3L and EQ-5D-Y-5L
From: Comparing measurement properties of EQ-5D-Y-3L and EQ-5D-Y-5L in paediatric patients
Time | Instrument | Ceiling effect (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients reporting no problems (%) | |||||||
Mobility | Looking after myself | Usual activities | Pain/ discomfort | Worried/sad/unhappy | Overall (11111) | ||
tbaseline | EQ-5D-Y-3L | 69.9 | 62.6 | 51.0 | 39.2 | 65.0 | 21.3 |
EQ-5D-Y-5L | 71.7 | 60.1 | 48.6 | 36.0 | 65.7 | 17.5 | |
p value* | 0.54 | 0.27 | 0.36 | 0.19 | 0.88 | 0.88 | |
tfollowup | EQ-5D-Y-3L | 73.8 | 74.1 | 66.1 | 62.9 | 68.2 | 53.5 |
EQ-5D-Y-5L | 74.5 | 74.8 | 66.8 | 60.1 | 68.9 | 50.7 | |
p value* | 0.63 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.09 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Disease Group | Instrument | Ceiling effect per disease group at baseline (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients reporting no problems (%) | |||||||
Mobility | Looking after myself | Usual activities | Pain/ discomfort | Worried/sad/unhappy | Overall (11111) | ||
Thalassemia | EQ-5D-Y-3L | 92.6 | 75 | 95.6 | 70.6 | 80.9 | 57.4 |
| Â | EQ-5D-Y-5L | 89.7 | 79.4 | 97.1 | 63.2 | 75 | 58 |
Acutely Ill | EQ-5D-Y-3L | 69.1 | 34.7 | 34.7 | 28.2 | 58.1 | 13.1 |
| Â | EQ-5D-Y-5L | 71.8 | 25 | 29.8 | 25.8 | 60.5 | 18 |
AcLL | EQ-5D-Y-3L | 65 | 60 | 50 | 42.5 | 47.5 | 16.4 |
| Â | EQ-5D-Y-5L | 70 | 57.5 | 45 | 40 | 47.5 | 16 |
Haemophilia | EQ-5D-Y-3L | 48.1 | 87 | 59.3 | 22.2 | 74.1 | 13.1 |
| Â | EQ-5D-Y-5L | 50 | 85.2 | 66.7 | 22.2 | 79.6 | 8 |