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Table 2 Proportion of reported problems in the EQ-5D-Y-3L and the EQ-5D-Y-5L

From: Psychometric performance of the Chichewa versions of the EQ-5D-Y-3L and EQ-5D-Y-5L among healthy and sick children and adolescents in Malawi

Dimension

EQ-5D-Y-5L

EQ-5D-Y-3L

8–12 years

n (%)

13–17 years

n (%)

8–17 years

n (%)

8–12 years

n (%)

13–17 years

n (%)

8–17 years

n (%)

Mobility

      

No

67 (68%)

154 (81%)

221 (76%)

63 (64%)

164 (86%)

227 (79%)

A little bit

19 (19%)

21 (11%)

40 (14%)

   

Some

5 (5%)

6 (3%)

11 (4%)

27 (28%)

21 (11%)

48(17%)

A lot

1(1%)

2 (1%)

3 (1%)

2 (2%)

2 (1%)

4 (1%)

Cannot

2 (2%)

0 (0%)

2 (1%)

   

Missing

4 (4%)

8 (4%)

12 (4%)

6 (6%)

4 (2%)

10 (3%)

Looking after myself

      

No

68 (68%)

164 (86%)

232 (80%)

68 (69%)

168 (88%)

236 (82%)

A little bit

18 (18%)

9 (5%)

27 (9%)

   

Some

4 (4%)

7 (4%)

11 (4%)

18 (18%)

16 (8%)

34 (12%)

A lot

2 (2%)

0 (0%)

2 (1%)

3 (3%)

1 (1%)

4 (1%)

Cannot

2 (2%)

2 (1%)

4 (1%)

   

Missing

4 (4%)

9 (5%)

13 (5%)

9 (9%)

6 (3%)

15 (5%)

Usual activities

      

No

67 (68%)

150 (79%)

217 (75%)

64 (65%)

156 (82%)

220 (76%)

A little bit

16 (16%)

16 (8%)

32 (11%)

   

Some

6 (6%)

14 (7%)

20 (7%)

22 (22%)

29 (15%)

51 (18%)

A lot

3 (3%)

2 (1%)

5 (2%)

4 (4%)

2 (1%)

6 (2%)

Cannot

1 (1%)

1 (1%)

2 (1%)

   

Missing

5 (5%)

8 (4%)

13 (5%)

8 (8%)

4 (2%)

12 (4%)

Pain or discomfort

      

No

55 (56%)

123 (64%)

178 (62%)

50 (51%)

137 (72%)

187 (65%)

A little bit

18 (18%)

36 (19%)

54 (19%)

   

Some

15 (15%)

19 (10%)

34 (12%)

36 (37%)

46 (24%)

82 (28%)

A lot

3 (3%)

2 (1%)

5 (2%)

5 (5%)

4 (2%)

9 (3%)

Extreme

2 (2%)

1 (1%)

1 (0%)

   

Missing

5 (5%)

10 (5%)

15 (5%)

7 (7%)

4 (2%)

11 (4%)

Worried, sad or unhappy

      

No

62 (63%)

137 (72%)

199 (69%)

60 (61%)

142 (74%)

202 (70%)

A little bit

13 (13%)

30 (16%)

43 (15%)

   

Some/quite

10 (10%)

12 (6%)

22 (7%)

24 (25%)

41 (22%)

65 (23%)

Really

3 (3%)

0 (0%)

3 (1%)

6 (6%)

1 (1%)

7 (2%)

Extremely

5 (5%)

3 (2%)

8 (3%)

   

Missing

5 (5%)

9 (5%)

14 (5%)

8 (8%)

7 (4%)

15 (5%)

EQ-VAS

      

Mean (SD)

82.5 (20.4)

89.2 (16.3)

87.0 (18.0)

82.7 (19.7)

89.2 (15.5)

87.0 (17.2)

Missing

5 (5%)

11 (6%)

23 (8%)

15 (15%)

13 (7%)

22 (8%)

Scores

      

LSS Mean (SD)

7.7 (3.6)

6.5 (2.5)

6.9 (3.0)

6.8 (2.0)

5.9 (1.3)

6.2 (1.6)

US Mean (SD)

0.81 (0.28)

0.91 (0.17)

0.87 (0.22)

0.87 (0.14)

0.94 (0.10)

0.92 (0.11)

  1. Bold indicates proportion of missing responses ≥ 5%