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Table 2 Responses to the EQ-5D-5L’s five items in the three groups

From: Impacts of the preceding cancer-specific health-related quality of life instruments on the responses to the subsequent EQ-5D-5L

 

Response level

P-value

1

2

3

4

5

vs Group 1

vs Group 2

Mobility

       

 Group 1

194 (65%)

51 (17%)

26 (9%)

23 (8%)

6 (2%)

–

–

 Group 2

146 (48%)

88 (29%)

41 (13%)

21 (7%)

10 (3%)

< 0.001

–

 Group 3

165 (50%)

100 (30%)

47 (14%)

17 (5%)

2 (1%)

0.004

0.310

Self-care

       

 Group 1

243 (81%)

28 (9%)

16 (5%)

8 (3%)

5 (2%)

–

–

 Group 2

242 (79%)

40 (13%)

12 (4%)

5 (2%)

7 (2%)

0.657

–

 Group 3

271 (82%)

42 (13%)

10 (3%)

6 (2%)

2 (1%)

0.606

0.322

Usual activities

       

 Group 1

150 (50%)

92 (31%)

31 (10%)

22 (7%)

5 (2%)

–

–

 Group 2

122 (40%)

123 (40%)

32 (10%)

16 (5%)

13 (4%)

0.045

–

 Group 3

167 (50%)

95 (29%)

43 (13%)

22 (7%)

4 (1%)

0.998

0.045

Pain/discomfort

       

 Group 1

122 (41%)

126 (42%)

39 (13%)

10 (3%)

3 (1%)

–

–

 Group 2

118 (39%)

140 (46%)

31 (10%)

12 (4%)

5 (2%)

0.807

–

 Group 3

136 (41%)

137 (41%)

40 (12%)

15 (5%)

3 (1%)

0.988

0.784

Anxiety/depression

       

 Group 1

188 (63%)

85 (28%)

16 (5%)

7 (2%)

4 (1%)

–

–

 Group 2

169 (55%)

100 (33%)

24 (8%)

10 (3%)

3 (1%)

0.057

–

 Group 3

206 (62%)

93 (28%)

22 (7%)

10 (3%)

0 (0%)

0.896

0.068

  1. The number (%) was reported for each response level. Responses 1 to 5 correspond to no problems, slight problems, moderate problems, severe problems, and extreme problems, respectively (wording differs according to the items). Groups 1, 2, and 3 consisted of the two questionnaire types that had the EQ-5D-5L in the first, second, and last places, respectively
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