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Table 4 Sensitivity of electronic EQ-5D-5L by known group comparison at baseline in 2018 (N = 151)

From: A pilot study on the validity and psychometric properties of the electronic EQ-5D-5L in routine clinical practice

Group

EQ-5D Dimensions (% with limitation, n) #

EQ-5D (mean ± SD, n)

Mobility

Self-care

Usual activities

Pain

Anxiety/depression

Utility score

VAS score

Pain rating scale

Score = 0–5

21.7% (106)

2.8% (106)

9.4% (106)

33.0% (106)

5.7% (106)

0.71 ± 0.19 (106)

71.30 ± 15.98 (106)

Score > 5

44.4% (45)

17.8% (45)

51.1% (45)

82.2% (45)

40.0% (45)

0.43 ± 0.29 (45)

59.84 ± 17.10 (45)

p value

0.047

0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.001

< 0.001

Effect size

     

1.142

0.692

Clinic setting

GOPC

24.7% (101)

6.9% (101)

10.9% (101)

40.6% (101)

9.9% (101)

0.67 ± 0.23 (101)

71.27 ± 15.76 (101)

SOPC

36.0% (50)

8% (50)

44.0% (50)

62% (50)

28% (50)

0.52 ± 0.27 (50)

61.06 ± 17.75 (50)

p value

0.074

0.403

< 0.001

0.007

0.002

0.001

< 0.001

Effect size

     

0.598

0.608

MS Diagnosis

Knee

27.2% (88)

5.7% (88)

1.3% (88)

35.2% (88)

6.8% (88)

0.68 ± 0.22 (88)

71.76 ± 16.75 (88)

Back

30.2% (53)

7.5% (53)

35.8% (53)

67.9% (53)

28.3% (53)

0.55 ± 0.28 (53)

63.60 ± 16.11 (53)

p value

0.704

0.674

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.001

0.004

0.005

Effect size

     

0.516

0.497

  1. MS, musculoskeletal; GOPC ,general outpatient clinic; SOPC, specialist outpatient clinic;
  2. # EQ-5D-5L dimension responses of moderate, severe and very severe were grouped into the ‘with limitation’ category