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Table 3 Scores and missing values of QOLPAD items at baseline and follow-up

From: Development and validation of a disease-specific quality of life questionnaire for patients with peripheral artery disease (QOLPAD)

  

Baseline

Follow-up

Item

 

Score (%)

Missing values (%)

Mean

Median

SD

Score (%)

Missing values (%)

Mean

Median

SD

#

Content

0

1

2

3

4

   

0

1

2

3

4

   

1

Walking difficulties

2.0

6.9

14.9

35.6

40.6

1.9

3.1

3.0

1.0

27.8

24.1

20.4

20.4

7.4

5.3

1.6

1.0

1.3

2

Leg pain

4.0

13.0

14.0

39.0

30.0

2.9

2.8

3.0

1.1

35.2

33.3

14.8

14.8

1.9

5.3

1.2

1.0

1.1

3

Leg paresthesia

30.0

19.0

19.0

19.0

13.0

2.9

1.7

2.0

1.4

43.4

18.9

17.0

13.2

7.5

7.0

1.2

1.0

1.3

4

Open sores on legs

87.9

2.0

3.0

2.0

5.1

3.9

0.3

0.0

1.0

87.3

1.8

1.8

3.6

5.5

3.5

0.4

0.0

1.1

5

Help in everyday life

69.0

16.0

5.0

7.0

3.0

2.9

0.6

0.0

1.1

75.5

15.1

5.7

1.9

1.9

7.0

0.4

0.0

0.8

6

Take part in everyday life

12.0

17.0

34.0

15.0

22.0

2.9

2.2

2.0

1.3

18.2

7.3

25.5

25.5

23.6

3.5

2.3

2.0

1.4

7

Working life

70.7

6.5

9.8

4.3

8.7

10.7

0.7

0.0

1.3

79.5

4.5

2.3

2.3

11.4

22.8

0.6

0.0

1.4

8

Spare time

13.1

11.1

23.2

18.2

34.3

3.9

2.5

3.0

1.4

28.3

13.2

32.1

15.1

11.3

7.0

1.7

2.0

1.3

9

Treatment

51.0

15.6

19.8

9.4

4.2

6.8

1.0

0.0

1.2

37.3

21.6

17.6

15.7

7.8

10.5

1.4

1.0

1.3

10

Social environment

4.1

3.1

15.5

11.3

66.0

5.8

3.3

4.0

1.1

5.9

9.8

21.6

17.6

45.1

10.5

2.9

3.0

1.3

11

Ill-humored

30.7

23.8

12.9

18.8

13.9

1.9

1.6

1.0

1.4

38.2

20.0

14.5

14.5

12.7

3.5

1.4

1.0

1.5

12

Worries about illness worsening

13.7

19.6

10.8

26.5

29.4

1.0

2.4

3.0

1.4

27.3

20.0

10.9

21.8

20.0

3.5

1.9

2.0

1.5

  1. Baseline: first measurement; follow-up: second measurement, approximately 3 months after the start of treatment; SD: standard deviation