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Table 3 Change (%) in EQ-5D-5L index, VAS, and total sum scores by age, gender, region, anxiety/depression at intake across programs

From: The use of EQ-5D-5L as a patient-reported outcome measure in evaluating community rehabilitation services in Alberta, Canada

Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Index score (n=524), %

Deteriorated

(n=124)

aNo Change

(n=202)

Improved

(n=198)

P-value

Age

25-44

26.3

42.1

31.6

0.294

45-64

27.7

38.0

34.2

65-74

23.6

34.7

41.7

75+

17.2

45.1

37.7

Gender

Female

23.9

36.8

39.3

0.720

Male

23.2

40.2

36.6

 

Region

Urban

23.3

38.5

38.2

0.790

Rural

26.4

34.0

39.6

 

Anxiety / Depression

No problems (level 1)

25.8

47.9

26.3

<0.001

Problems (levels 2-5)

22.2

31.8

46.0

VAS (n=523), %

Deteriorated

(n=107)

aNo Change

(n=175)

Improved

(n=241)

P-value

Age

25-44

21.1

68.4

10.5

0.014

45-64

22.3

28.8

48.9

65-74

18.2

32.3

49.5

75+

21.3

36.9

41.8

Gender

Female

23.1

30.4

46.6

0.250

Male

18.2

36.0

45.8

 

Region

Urban

20.9

33.1

46.0

0.483

Rural

15.4

40.4

44.2

 

Anxiety / Depression

No problems (level 1)

22.5

33.0

44.5

0.613

Problems (levels 2-5)

19.0

34.3

46.7

 

Total Sum Score (n=524), %

Deteriorated

(n=163)

aNo Change

(n=115)

Improved

(n=246)

P-value

Age

25-44

31.6

26.3

42.1

0.710

45-64

35.3

21.7

42.9

65-74

30.2

20.6

49.3

75+

26.2

23.8

50.0

Gender

Female

30.0

23.5

46.6

0.721

Male

31.9

20.7

47.5

 

Region

Urban

30.7

21.9

47.4

0.971

Rural

32.1

20.8

47.2

 

Anxiety / Depression

No problems (level 1)

38.3

26.8

34.9

<0.001

Problems (levels 2-5)

26.1

18.6

55.3

 

Group-based community exercise

Index score (n=457), %

Deteriorated

(n=79)

aNo Change

(n=147)

Improved (n=231)

P-value

Age

18-24

0.0

50.0

50.0

0.661

25-44

19.4

22.2

58.3

45-64

16.3

31.4

52.3

65-74

19.4

30.3

50.3

75+

15.9

38.3

45.8

Gender

Female

17.9

30.7

51.4

0.516

Male

14.7

35.7

49.6

 

Region

Urban

13.1

31.7

55.2

0.072

Rural

20.6

32.4

47.1

 

Anxiety / Depression

No problems (level 1)

20.6

38.1

41.3

0.002

Problems (levels 2-5)

14.6

27.4

58.0

 

VAS (n=455), %

Deteriorated

(n=80)

aNo Change

(n=174)

Improved (n=201)

P-value

Age

18-24

16.7

50.0

33.3

0.828

25-44

13.9

30.6

55.6

45-64

17.7

36.0

46.4

65-74

18.1

42.6

39.4

75+

18.1

37.1

44.8

Gender

Female

17.4

39.0

43.6

0.999

Male

17.2

39.1

43.8

 

Region

Urban

14.2

37.0

48.9

0.063

Rural

20.6

40.3

39.1

 

Anxiety / Depression

No problems (level 1)

16.0

42.6

41.5

0.390

Problems (levels 2-5)

18.3

36.3

45.4

 

Total Sum Score (n=457), %

Deteriorated

(n=98)

aNo Change

(n=94)

Improved (n=265)

P-value

Age

18-24

16.7

33.3

50.0

0.879

25-44

25.0

16.7

58.3

45-64

17.7

19.6

62.8

65-74

23.9

20.7

55.5

75+

22.4

22.4

55.1

Gender

Female

21.9

19.8

58.4

0.737

Male

19.4

22.5

58.1

 

Region

Urban

15.8

19.0

65.2

0.009

Rural

26.1

21.9

52.1

 

Anxiety / Depression

No problems (level 1)

26.5

22.2

51.3

0.022

Problems (levels 2-5)

17.5

19.0

63.5

 

Physiotherapy

Index score (n=380), %

Deteriorated

(n=20)

aNo Change

(n=86)

Improved

(n=274)

P-value

Age

18-24

0.0

11.1

88.9

0.096

25-44

2.2

17.4

80.4

45-64

6.2

24.6

69.2

65-74

2.4

27.6

69.9

75+

11.1

15.3

73.6

Gender

Female

4.2

23.2

72.6

0.583

Male

6.5

21.4

72.1

 

Anxiety / Depression

No problems (level 1)

5.7

29.7

64.6

<0.001

Problems (levels 2-5)

4.3

12.4

83.3

 

VAS (n=377), %

Deteriorated

(n=37)

aNo Change

(n=135)

Improved (n=205)

P-value

Age

18-24

0.0

44.4

55.6

0.208

25-44

8.7

47.8

43.5

45-64

10.8

36.2

53.1

65-74

7.4

38.0

54.6

75+

14.1

22.5

63.4

Gender

Female

8.1

36.6

55.3

0.469

Male

11.8

34.0

54.3

 

Anxiety / Depression

No problems (level 1)

8.8

42.3

48.9

0.004

Problems (levels 2-5)

10.6

26.1

63.4

 

Total Sum Score (n=380), %

Deteriorated

(n=32)

aNo Change

(n=42)

Improved

(n=306)

P-value

Age

18-24

11.1

0.0

88.9

0.839

25-44

6.5

6.5

87.0

45-64

9.2

11.5

79.2

65-74

6.5

12.2

81.3

75+

11.1

12.5

76.4

Gender

Female

6.8

12.2

81.0

0.236

Male

11.0

9.1

79.9

 

Anxiety / Depression

No problems (level 1)

10.5

14.4

75.1

0.005

Problems (levels 2-5)

5.6

6.2

88.3

 
  1. aIncludes the ‘maintained perfect health’ group due to small sample sizes
  2. p<0.05