Table 3 Descriptive statistics for health-related quality of life scores over time for survivors and age-matched normative values
From: Long-term recovery following critical illness in an Australian cohort
Outcome measure | Baseline | 1 year | 4–5 years | Age-matched Australian normative valuesa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
AQol utility | 43 | 0.70 (0.25) | 49 | 0.77 (0.24) | 56 | 0.74 (0.23) | 0.79 (0.19) |
SF36v2 PCS | 43 | 43.4 (12.1) | 44 | 46.4 (7.9) | 56 | 46.7 (8.1) | 46.8 (11.6) |
SF36v2 MCS | 43 | 42.9 (12.8) | 44 | 48.8 (13) | 56 | 48.8 (11.1) | 50.1 (10.8) |
Physical functioning | 43 | 45.3 (12.3) | 44 | 44.7 (10) | 56 | 43.6 (11.5) | 47.4 (10.7) |
Role physical | 43 | 40.4 (14.1) | 44 | 46.0 (10.1) | 56 | 46.3 (11.6) | 47.5 (12.0) |
Bodily pain | 43 | 47.2 (15.7) | 44 | 53.4 (11.0) | 56 | 50.7 (10.7) | 47.3 (10.4) |
General health | 43 | 41.6 (10.5) | 44 | 44.2 (9.9) | 56 | 45.6 (9.9) | 47.4 (11.9) |
Vitality | 43 | 39.7 (13.3) | 44 | 46.6 (11.9) | 56 | 50.7 (8.4) | 49.0 (10.9) |
Social functioning | 43 | 42.3 (15.1) | 44 | 48.4 (12.9) | 56 | 50.0 (8.8) | 49.3 (11.1) |
Role emotional | 43 | 45.4 (15.3) | 44 | 48.5 (11.5) | 56 | 44.2 (14.3) | 49.2 (11.5) |
Mental health | 43 | 42.2 (13.5) | 44 | 48.5 (14.2) | 56 | 49.2 (12.0) | 49.4 (11.2) |