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Table 2 Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) (EQ-5D presence of problems, EQ-5D Index, and EQ-VAS score) at baseline and at follow-up stratified by group(depressed- non-depressed) and change in HQoL (EQ-5D Index, and EQ-VAS score) by group

From: Health-related quality of life in older depressed psychogeriatric patients: one year follow-up

Baseline

Follow-up

Change

  

Total

Depressed

Non-depressed

Total

Depressed

Non-depressed

Number of participants

    

37

 

71

   

EQ-5D: Presence of problems

               

Mobility

N (%)

56

(52.4)

57

(53.3)

26

(72.2)

30

(42.9)

      

Self-care

N (%)

41

(38.3)

29

(27.1)

17

(47.2)

12

(17.1)

      

Usual activities

N (%)

85

(79.5)

59

(55.1)

28

(77.8)

30

(42.8)

      

Pain/Discomfort

N (%)

81

(75.7)

67

(62.6)

27

(75.0)

39

(55.7)

      

Anxiety/depression

N (%)

102

(95.3)

67

(62.7)

35

(97.2)

31

(44.3)

      

EQ-5D-Index

Mean (SD)

0.7

(0.1)

0.8

(0.1)

0.7

(0.1)

0.8

(0.1)

0.1

(0.1)

−0.002

(0.1)

0.1

(0.1)

 

Range score

0.5

 

0.5

 

0.3

 

0.4

 

0.7

 

0.5

 

0.7

 

EQ-VAS

Mean (SD)

42.0

(18.6)

56.9

(20.6)

43.4

(18.5)

64.3

(17.6)

16.2

(24.2)

5.7

(24.1)

21.7

(22.5)

 

Range mm

90

 

100

 

90

 

89

 

120.00

 

90.00

 

120.00

 
  1. EQ-5D EuroQol Group 5D descriptive system (5-dimension self-report questionnaire)
  2. EQ-5D Index Summary index score from EuroQol 5D descriptive
  3. EQ-VAS EuroQol Group visual analog scale score