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Table 2 Frequency of responses for the EQ-5D-Y-5L, EQ-5D-Y-3L, Self-Rated Health (SRH) score and PedsQL

From: Comparison of the EQ-5D-Y-5L, EQ-5D-Y-3L and PedsQL in children and adolescents

Instrument Items

Response options

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

EQ-5D-Y-5L

No

A little bit

Some/quiet

A lot/really

Cannot/extreme

Missing

Mob

360 (65)

85 (15)

24 (4)

5 (1)

74 (13)

2 (0)

LAM

428 (78)

65 (12)

19 (3)

8 (1)

28 (5)

2 (0)

UA

352 (64)

78 (14)

34 (6)

23 (4)

59 (11)

4 (0)

P/D

343 (62)

126 (23)

56 (10)

17 (3)

5 (1)

3 (1)

WSU

348 (63)

136 (25)

31 (6)

12 (2)

13 (2)

10 (2)

VAS mean (SD)

82.2 (22.0)

8 (1)

LSS mean (SD)

8.1 (3.9)

EQ-5D-Y-3L

No

 

Some

 

A lot

Missing

Mob

389 (71)

 

82 (15)

 

76 (14)

3 (1)

LAM

435 (79)

 

85 (15)

 

29 (5)

1 (0)

UA

370 (67)

 

108 (20)

 

70 (13)

2 (0)

P/D

364 (66)

 

167 (30)

 

19 (3)

0 (0)

WSU

366 (67)

 

161 (29)

 

23 (4)

0 (0)

LSS mean (SD)

6.9 (2.2)

     

Self-Rated Health

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

Missing

SRH score

192 (35)

180 (33)

123 (22)

38 (7)

7 (1)

10 (2)

PedsQL

Never

Almost never

Sometimes

Often

Almost always

Missing

Hard to walk; 100 m

311 (57)

54 (10)

68 (12)

19 (3)

75 (14)

23 (4)

Hard to run

257 (47)

57 (10)

67 (12)

34 (6)

111 (20)

24 (4)

Hard to participate in sport/exercise

256 (47)

62 (11)

93 (17)

35 (6)

82 (15)

22 (4)

Hard to lift something heavy

193 (35)

81 (15)

132 (24)

46 (8)

78 (14)

20 (4)

Hard to bath/shower myself

411 (75)

30 (5)

38 (7)

19 (3)

30 (5)

22 (4)

Hard to do household chores

309 (56)

63 (11)

67 (12)

32 (6)

56 (10)

23 (4)

Pain or aches

220 (40)

96 (17)

166 (30)

29 (5)

20 (4)

19 (3)

Low energy levels

259 (47)

87 (16)

113 (21)

37 (7)

32 (6)

22 (4)

Physical Health Summary Score

73.2 (47.8)

Afraid or scared

246 (45)

93 (17)

143 (26)

23 (4)

25 (5)

20 (4)

Sad

258 (47)

89 (16)

144 (26)

29 (5)

10 (2)

20 (4)

Angry

234 (43)

94 (17)

145 (26)

36 (7)

19 (3)

22 (4)

Trouble sleeping

256 (47)

78 (14)

115 (21)

35 (6)

47 (9)

19 (3)

Worry about what will happen to me

214 (39)

78 (14)

143 (26)

36 (7)

58 (11)

21 (4)

Emotional sub-score mean (SD)

72.0 (22.0)

Trouble getting along with others

329 (60)

86 (16)

91 (17)

19 (3)

9 (2)

16 (3)

Others don’t what to be my friend

324 (59)

86 (16)

78 (14)

23 (4)

21 (4)

18 (3)

Others tease me

319 (58)

66 (12)

98 (18)

33 (6)

16 (3)

18 (3)

Cannot do things others my age can

248 (45)

74 (13)

114 (21)

42 (8)

51 (9)

21 (4)

Hard to keep up with others

298 (54)

52 (9)

103 (19)

35 (6)

44 (8)

18 (3)

Social sub-score mean (SD)

80 (49)

Hard to pay attention in class

274 (50)

77 (14)

100 (18)

39 (7)

38 (7)

22 (4)

Forget things

161(29)

102 (19)

171 (31)

51 (9)

45 (8)

20 (4)

Trouble keeping up with schoolwork

262 (48)

75 (14)

111 (20)

39 (7)

42 (8)

21 (4)

Miss school because of not feeling well

247 (45)

98 (18)

119 (22)

29 (5)

37 (7)

20 (4)

Miss school to go doctor or hospital

242(44)

86 (16)

137 (25)

32 (6)

34 (6)

19 (3)

School sub-score mean (SD)

71.0 (23.0)

Psychosocial summary score mean (SD)

74.0 (23.2)

Total score mean (SD)

73.8 (236)

  1. N = 550, Mob mobility, LAM looking after myself, UA Usual Activities; P/D pain or discomfort, WSU worried, sad or unhappy, VAS Visual Analogue Scale, LSS Level Sum Score