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Table 5 The associations between the degree of QOL (EQ-5D Index and EQ-VAS) and group of older adults (patient with remission vs reference), unadjusted and adjusted for socio-economic and health conditions

From: Health-related quality of life in older depressed psychogeriatric patients: one year follow-up

EQ-5D Index

EQ-VAS

 

Unadjusted

Adjusted

Unadjusted

Adjusted

 

95 % CI

β

95 % CI

β

95 % CI

β

95 % CI

Patients with remission-

−0.071

(−0.116; −0.026) **

0.006

(−0.037; 0.049)

−11.60

(−17.35; −5.89)**

1.68

(−3.81; 7.17)

Socio-demographic condition

       

Female

−0.019

(−0.068;0.030)

0.028

(−0.010; 0.066)

−2.21

(−8.52; 4.11)

0.72

(−4.09; 5.54)

Age in years

−0.009

(−0.011;-0.006)**

−0.005

(−0.008; −0.003)**

−0.81

(−1.20; −0.43)**

−0.41

(−0.73; −0.08)**

Education ≥ 10 years

0.060

(0.012; 0.107)*

−0.012

(−0.053; 0.028)

8.04

(1.94; 14.14)**

−1.36

(−6.60; 3.88)

Health condition

        

GMHR as poor

−0.191

(−0.233;-0.150)**

−0.126

(−0.176; −0.076)**

−26.13

(−31.31; −20.96)**

−19.04

(−25.49;-12.59)**

MMSE score

0.018

(0.009;0.026)**

−0.003

(−0.011; 0.005)

2.79

(1.78;3.79)**

0.53

(−0.50; 1.56)

I-ADL score

−0.016

(−0.021;-0.012)**

−0.005

(−0.010; −0.0002)*

−1.63

(−2.23; −1.04)**

0.07

(−0.56; 0.70)

MADRS score

−0.017

(−0.022;-0.011)**

−0.008

(−0.013; −0.003)**

−2.55

(−3.16;-1.95)**

−1.38

(−2.02;-0.73)**

Adj R2 %

 

45.1

  

46.2

  1. EQ-5D Index Summary index score from EuroQol 5D descriptive
  2. EQ-VAS EuroQol group visual analog scale score
  3. GMHR General medical health rating scale
  4. MMSE-NR Mini-mental state examination-norwegian revised version
  5. I-ADL Instrumental activities of daily living
  6. MADRS Montgomery-Aasberg depression rating scale
  7. *p-value < 0.05
  8. **p-value < 0.01