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Table 7 Use of health services by trial arm

From: Integrated GP care for patients with persistent physical symptoms: feasibility cluster randomised trial

EQ-5D health states & levels

Intervention

Control Group

Baseline

24 weeks

Baseline

24 weeks

Participants

N (%)

Participants

N (%)

Participants

N (%)

Participants

N (%)

Mobility

 No problems in walking about

33 (37)

29 (37)

25 (35)

29 (47)

 Slight problems in walking about

20 (25)

25 (32)

20 (28)

14 (23)

 Moderate problems in walking about

18 (20)

15 (19)

11 (15)

11 (18)

 Severe problems in walking about

18 (20)

8 (10)

15 (21)

7 (11)

 Unable to walk about

0

1 (1)

0

1 (2)

Self-care

 No problems washing or dressing myself

57 (64)

51 (65)

44 (61)

46 (74)

 Slight problems washing or dressing myself

16 (18)

17 (21)

10 (14)

6 (10)

 Moderate problems washing or dressing myself

9 (10)

5 (6)

14 (19)

8 (13)

 Severe problems washing or dressing myself

7 (8)

5 (6)

3 (4)

1 (2)

 Unable to wash or dress myself

0

0

1 (1)

1 (2)

Usual activities

 No problems doing my usual activities

21 (24)

23 (29)

18 (25)

27 (44)

 Slight problems doing my usual activities

32 (36)

23 (29)

21 (29)

15 (24)

 Moderate problems doing my usual activities

19 (21)

25 (32)

15 (21)

12 (19)

 Severe problems doing my usual activities

16 (18)

8 (10)

14 (19)

8 (13)

 Unable to do my usual activities

1 (1)

0

4 (6)

0

Pain/discomfort

 No pain or discomfort

4 (4)

8 (10)

5 (7)

11 (18)

 Slight pain or discomfort

22 (25)

20 (25)

14 (19)

17 (27)

 Moderate pain or discomfort

34 (38)

31 (39)

22 (31)

18 (29)

 Severe pain or discomfort

24 (27)

16 (20)

22 (31)

14 (23)

 Extreme pain or discomfort

4 (4)

4 (5)

9 13)

2 (3)

Anxiety/depression

 Not anxious or depressed

25 (28)

21 (27)

28 (39)

23 (37)

 Slightly anxious or depressed

29 (33)

31 (39)

17 (24)

20 (32)

 Moderately anxious or depressed

20 (22)

17 (22)

13 (18)

15 (24)

 Severely anxious or depressed

13 (18)

7 (9)

6 (8)

3 (5)

 Extremely anxious or depressed

2 (2)

3 (4)

7 (10)

1 (2)

Utility score

0.62 (0.31)

0.67 (0.26)

0.59 (0.31)

0.71 (0.27)