I am also performing a trial comparing admissions to Community
Hospitals and DGH. We have just finished the pilot process, using the
SF36 and EuroQol. Our power calculations were done with the SF36, and
we considered that 235 patients in each arm would be sufficient to
detect a difference of 9 points on the general physical health scale
(with a mean socre of 48 we felt this would be clinically
significant). If Owen Dempsey or anyone else would like to contact me
directly, we could analyse our euroqol scores (I can't reply directly
to him as my e-mail is playing up). Tel 01392 207457; e-mail
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