Table 3 Results from EQ-5D-5L questionnaire three months after admission at stroke unit comparing patients admitted directly to stroke unit (cases) and patients admitted via the ED (controls).

From: Fast track to stroke unit for patients not eligible for acute intervention, a case–control register study on 1066 patients

Dimensions

Levels

Total (n = 1066)

Case (n = 557)

Control (n = 509)

p-value

EQ1: Mobility n (%)

No difficulties

145 (35.8%)

72 (35.0%)

73 (36.7%)

 
 

98 (24.2%)

54 (26.2%)

44 (22.1%)

 

Moderate difficulties

76 (18.8%)

41 (19.9%)

35 (17.6%)

 
 

37 (9.1%)

18 (8.7%)

19 (9.5%)

 

Severe difficulties

49 (12.1%)

21 (10.2%)

28 (14.1%)

0.50

Missing data (n)

661

351

310

 

EQ2: Hygiene n (%)

No difficulties

228 (55.9%)

111 (53.6%)

117 (58.2%)

 
 

68 (16.7%)

38 (18.4%)

30 (14.9%)

 

Moderate difficulties

47 (11.5%)

24 (11.6%)

23 (11.4%)

 
 

22 (5.4%)

11 (5.3%)

11 (5.5%)

 

Severe difficulties

43 (10.5%)

23 (11.1%)

20 (10.0%)

0.56

Missing data (n)

658

350

308

 

EQ3: Main activities n (%)

No difficulties

137 (33.6%)

68 (32.9%)

69 (34.3%)

 
 

95 (23.3%)

47 (22.7%)

48 (23.9%)

 

Moderate difficulties

67 (16.4%)

38 (18.4%)

29 (14.4%)

 
 

45 (11.0%)

19 (9.2%)

26 (12.9%)

 

Severe difficulties

64 (15.7%)

35 (16.9%)

29 (14.4%)

0.71

Missing data (n)

658

350

308

 

EQ4: Pain or discomfort n (%)

No difficulties

155 (38.5%)

84 (40.6%)

71 (36.2%)

 
 

90 (22.3%)

39 (18.8%)

51 (26.0%)

 

Moderate difficulties

108 (26.8%)

59 (28.5%)

49 (25.0%)

 
 

43 (10.7%)

23 (11.1%)

20 (10.2%)

 

Severe difficulties

7 (1.7%)

2 (1.0%)

5 (2.6%)

0.73

Missing data (n)

663

350

313

 

EQ5: Anxiety or depression n (%)

No difficulties

156 (38.3%)

87 (42.0%)

69 (34.5%)

 
 

163 (40.0%)

74 (35.7%)

89 (44.5%)

 

Moderate difficulties

54 (13.3%)

28 (13.5%)

26 (13.0%)

 
 

27 (6.6%)

16 (7.7%)

11 (5.5%)

 

Severe difficulties

7 (1.7%)

2 (1.0%)

5 (2.5%)

0.46

Missing datal (n)

659

350

309