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Table 7 Overall EQ. 5D index score: baseline and follow-up

From: A comparative case study of prescribing and non-prescribing physiotherapists and podiatrists

 

From the 129 completers

Baseline for 116 with EQ. 5D in BOTH data sets only

Follow-Up for 116 with EQ. 5D in BOTH data sets only

  

Number of patients completing BOTH sets of EQ. 5D questions

EQ 5D-5L

Mean (SD)

EQ 5D-5L

Mean (SD)

Change from Baseline (95% CI)a

Paired

t-test

p-value

PT IP

25

0.56 (0.31)

0.64 (0.27)

0.08 (−0.04 to 0.19)

0.194

PT NP

28

0.73 (0.19)

0.73 (0.22)

0.001 (−0.07 to 0.07)

0.973

PO IP

33

0.70 (0.26)

0.78 (0.20)

0.08 (0.003 to 0.16)

0.042

PO NP

30

0.66 (0.26)

0.76 (0.28)

0.10 (0.03 to 0.16)

0.004

All IP

58

0.64 (0.29)

0.72 (0.24)

0.08 (0.01 to 0.14)

0.019

All NP

58

0.69 (0.23)

0.75 (0.25)

0.05 (0.003 to 0.10)

0.036

All PT

53

0.65 (0.26)

0.69 (0.25)

0.04 (−0.03 to 0.10)

0.266

All PO

63

0.68 (0.26)

0.77 (0.24)

0.09 (0.04 to 0.14)

0.001

  1. a[Positive change indicates mean improvement in health at Follow-Up]