Relation between patients' responses to the modified simple questions and overall health related quality of life assessed by the EuroQol
| Mean score on EuroQol for groups defined by their responses to modified simple questions (95% CI of the mean) | p Value† | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent | Independent | Recovered | |||
| LSR Series (n=147): | |||||
| Overall HRQoL3-150 | 58 (52-64) | 65 (58-71) | 77 (74-80) | <0.0001 | |
| EuroQol utility3-152 | 0.38 (0.29- 0.47) | 0.74 (0.69 to 0.79) | 0.88 (0.80-0.96) | <0.0001 | |
| IST Series (n=867): | |||||
| Overall HRQoL | 48 (47-50) | 67 (64-70) | 77 (74-80) | <0.0001 | |
| EuroQol utility | 0.31 (0.29- 0.34) | 0.71 (0.68-0.74) | 0.88 (0.84-0.92) | <0.0001 | |
↵3-150 Measured with vertical visual analogue scale which forms part of the EuroQol†; significance of hierarchical differences between levels using the Terpstra-Jonckheere test;
↵3-152 utilities were generated from patients' categorical responses to the EuroQol, using the preferences of the general public.