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Table 6 Utility weights and quality-adjusted life years estimates

From: Primum non nocere: shared informed decision making in low back pain – a pilot cluster randomised trial

 

Number of patients

Mean (SD)

Mean treatment difference (95% CI) (Usual care – DSP)

DSP

Usual care

DSP

Usual care

EQ-5D:

     

 Baseline

84

61

0.4 (0.4)

0.5 (0.3)

0.01 (-0.10 to 0.12)

 4 month

58

39

0.5 (0.4)

0.7 (0.3)

0.13 (-0.01 to 0.26)

 Change from baseline to 4-month

57

38

0.1 (0.3)

0.2 (0.3)

0.05 (-0.05 to 0.16)

 QALY gains (AUC 0–4 month)

57

38

0.2 (0.1)

0.2 (0.1)

0.03 (-0.01 to 0 .07)

SF-6D:

 Baseline

85

59

0.6 (0.1)

0.6 (0.2)

0.02 (-0.03 to 0.06)

 4 months

57

39

0.7 (0.2)

0.7 (0.2)

0.03 (-0.03 to 0.10)

 Change from baseline to 4-month

57

37

0.1 (0.1)

0.1 (0.2)

0.03 (-0.03 to 0.08)

 QALY gains (AUC baseline to 4-month)

57

37

0.2 (0.1)

0.2 (0.1)

0.01 (-0.01 to 0 .03)

EQ-VAS:

 Baseline

83

60

54.7 (26.3)

59.0 (20.6)

4.35 (-3.72 to 12.42)

 4 months

55

37

68.0 (22.6)

67.7 (18.3)

-0.28 (-9.14 to 8.59)

 Change from baseline to 4-month

54

36

9.0 (21.0)

8.1 (15.9)

-0.98 (-9.16 to 7.20)

  1. Abbreviations: DSP decision support package; SD standard deviation; CI confidence interval; QALY quality-adjusted life years; AUC area under the curve.