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Table 2 Changes over time in Levels within dimensions

From: EQ-5D-3L and quality of life in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients: beyond the index scores

 

Change

Pre- to < 11 months

Pre- to 11–22 months

 < 11 months to 11–22 months

N

%

N

%

N

%

Mobility

1–1

235

90.0

251

96.2

979

86.9

1–2

26

10.0

10

3.8

147

13.1

1–3

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

2–1

889

67.2

998

75.4

272

59.0

2–2

434

32.8

325

24.6

189

41.0

2–3

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

3–1

2

66.7

2

66.7

0

 

3–2

1

33.3

1

33.3

0

 

3–3

0

 

0

 

0

 

Self-care

1–1

1205

95.8

1222

97.1

1409

96.8

1–2

53

4.2

35

2.8

46

3.2

1–3

0

 

1

0.1

1

0.1

2–1

246

76.2

269

83.3

88

67.2

2–2

77

23.8

53

16.4

42

32.1

2–3

0

0.0

1

0.3

1

0.8

3–1

5

83.3

6

100.0

0

 

3–2

1

16.7

0

0.0

0

 

3–3

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

 

Usual activities

1–1

171

78.1

196

89.5

741

85.5

1–2

48

21.9

23

10.5

124

14.3

1–3

0

0.0

0

0.0

2

0.2

2–1

647

52.0

853

68.5

358

51.9

2–2

575

46.2

382

30.7

322

46.7

2–3

23

1.8

10

0.8

10

1.4

3–1

49

39.8

64

52.0

14

46.7

3–2

67

54.5

56

45.5

15

50.0

3–3

7

5.7

3

2.4

1

3.3

Pain & discomfort

1–1

14

53.8

19

73.1

374

79.6

1–2

12

46.2

7

26.9

95

20.2

1–3

0

0.0

0

0.0

1

0.2

2–1

359

31.8

674

59.6

505

47.4

2–2

749

66.3

445

39.4

539

50.6

2–3

22

1.9

11

1.0

22

2.1

3–1

97

22.5

195

45.2

9

17.6

3–2

305

70.8

215

49.9

33

64.7

3–3

29

6.7

21

4.9

9

17.6

Anxiety & depression

1–1

892

91.5

915

93.8

1160

92.5

1–2

82

8.4

59

6.1

90

7.2

1–3

1

0.1

1

0.1

4

0.3

2–1

342

60.7

393

69.8

171

53.4

2–2

212

37.7

157

27.9

137

42.8

2–3

9

1.6

13

2.3

12

3.8

3–1

20

40.8

25

51.0

2

15.4

3–2

26

53.1

18

36.7

7

53.8

3–3

3

6.1

6

12.2

4

30.8

  1. Bold = improvements, Italics = worsening, no bold or italic = no change