Table 2 Responses to EuroQol 5 dimensions
From: Does unemployment contribute to poorer health-related quality of life among Swedish adults?
Employed (n = 686) | Unemployed (n = 102) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |||
Mobility | ||||||
No problems (n = 736) | 647 | 94 | 89 | 87 | ||
Some problems (n = 52) | 39 | 5.7 | 13 | 13 | ||
Extreme problems (n = 0) | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||
Self-care | ||||||
No problems (n = 782) | 684 | 99.7 | 98 | 96 | ||
Some problems (n = 4) | 0 | – | 4 | 3.9 | ||
Extreme problems (n = 2) | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | – | ||
Usual activities | ||||||
No problems (n = 717) | 639 | 93 | 78 | 76 | ||
Some problems (n = 65) | 46 | 6.7 | 19 | 19 | ||
Extreme problems (n = 6) | 1 | 0.1 | 5 | 4.9 | ||
Pain/discomfort | ||||||
No problems (n = 405) | 359 | 52 | 46 | 45 | ||
Some problems (n = 354) | 310 | 45 | 44 | 43 | ||
Extreme problems (n = 29) | 17 | 2.5 | 12 | 12 | ||
Anxiety/depression | ||||||
No problems (n = 478) | 446 | 65 | 32 | 31 | ||
Some problems (n = 285) | 231 | 34 | 54 | 53 | ||
Extreme problems (n = 25) | 9 | 1.3 | 16 | 16 | ||
mean | median | SDb | mean | median | SDb | |
QALY scorea | 0.84 | 0.85 | 0.17 | 0.68 | 0.80 | 0.32 |
EQ-VASc (n = 771) | 79.5 | 80 | 15.0 | 66.0 | 70 | 22.8 |