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Table 2 Summary of EQ-5D-5 L utility index and EQ-VAS scores at baseline and reassessment

From: Primary data on symptom burden and quality of life among elderly patients at risk of dying during unplanned admissions to an NHS hospital: a cohort study using EuroQoL and the integrated palliative care outcome scale

 

Baseline

Reassessment

Difference (pts)

p-value

EQ-5D-5 L utility index value (SD)

0.355

(0.275)

0.441

(0.285)

0.086

0.000

Total EQ-5D-5 L dimensions rated as severe or extreme

0

23 (15.2%)

38 (25.2%)

  

1

25 (16.6%)

25 (16.6%)

  

2

27 (17.9%)

26 (17.2%)

  

3

52 (34.4%)

45 (29.8%)

  

4

19 (12.6%)

11 (7.3%)

  

5

5 (3.3%)

6 (4%)

  

EQ-VAS (SD)

45.1

(24.5)

49.9

(22.8)

4.8

0.025