EuroQol (EQ) and other outcomes reported by intubated patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who survived 180 days: comparison of those on long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) on admission vs the rest
| On LTOT | Not on LTOT | p Value (F or χ2 test) | |
| No in study | 41 | 353 | |
| % surviving to 180 days | 48.8 | 55.2 | 0.432 |
| Number responding to questionnaire | 15 | 156 | |
| % of survivors responding | 75.0 | 80.0 | |
| Median (IQR) days in ICU | 5 (2–14) | 9 (4–16) | |
| EQ thermometer score | |||
| Mean (SD) | 34.4 (14.6) | 59.3 (17.0) | <0.001 |
| Median (IQR) | 36 (30–50) | 60 (50–74) | |
| EQ-5D | |||
| Mean (SD) | 33.4 (27.7) | 62.0 (25.4) | 0.014 |
| Median (IQR) | 28.5 (19, 52) | 69 (52, 80) | |
| EQ Mobility (%) | |||
| No problems walking | 0.0 | 18.7 | 0.001 |
| Some problems walking | 92.9 | 81.3 | |
| Bedbound | 7.1 | 0.0 | |
| EQ Self-care (%) | |||
| No problems | 21.4 | 60.7 | 0.002 |
| Some problems | 64.3 | 37.4 | |
| Cannot wash/dress | 14.3 | 1.9 | |
| EQ Usual activities (%) | |||
| No problems | 7.14 | 21.9 | 0.001 |
| Some problems | 35.7 | 61.3 | |
| Cannot do | 57.1 | 16.8 | |
| EQ Pain/discomfort (%) | |||
| None | 28.6 | 43.9 | 0.404 |
| Moderate | 71.4 | 53.6 | |
| Extreme | 0.0 | 2.6 | |
| EQ Anxiety/depression (%) | |||
| None | 28.6 | 49.7 | 0.006 |
| Moderate | 50.0 | 47.1 | |
| Extreme | 21.4 | 3.2 | |
| Functional score (%) | |||
| Fully mobile | 0.0 | 28.9 | 0.000 |
| Independent | 20.0 | 37.8 | |
| Housebound | 73.3 | 33.3 | |
| Bedbound | 6.7 | 0.0 | |
| Compared with health before hospitalisation (%) | |||
| Much worse | 26.7 | 5.8 | 0.025 |
| A little worse | 26.7 | 16.1 | |
| Same | 13.3 | 17.4 | |
| A little better | 6.7 | 25.2 | |
| Much better | 26.7 | 35.5 | |
| Would choose ICU again? | |||
| Yes (%) | 86.7 | 96.1 | 0.098 |
EQ-SD, EuroQol composite score for five domains.