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Table 3 Demographic and clinical characteristics; n (%), mean [SD]; Kerper et al., Effects of an innovative psychotherapy program for surgical patients - Bridging Intervention in Anesthesiology: A randomized controlled trial. Anesthesiology 2015;123:148-59 [6]

From: Readiness to change and therapy outcomes of an innovative psychotherapy program for surgical patients: results from a randomized controlled trial

 

BRIA sessions

n = 110

BWA only

n = 110

p

Age (Years)

44.83

[13.66]

41.80

[13.01]

0.094

Women

69

(62.7)

65

(59.1)

0.679

General psychological distress: BSI-GSI

0.86

[0.53]

0.86

[0.55]

0.986

Readiness to change: URICA sum score

6.55

[2.18]

6.24

[2.26]

0.306

Primary diagnosis of mental disorder

Emotional Disorders

91

(82.7)

87

(79.1)

 

 Mood disorder

37

(33.6)

40

(36.4)

 

 Anxiety disorder

31

(28.2)

26

(23.6)

 

 Adjustment disorder

19

(17.3)

13

(11.8)

 

 Somatoform disorder

1

(0.9)

4

(3.6)

 

 Eating disorder

1

(0.9)

2

(1.8)

 

 Personality disorder

1

(0.9)

2

(1.8)

 

 Psychological factors associated with diseases classified elsewhere a)

1

(0.9)

0

(0.0)

 

Substance use disorders

19

(17.3)

23

(20.9)

 

 Tobacco use disorder

12

(10.9)

12

(10.9)

 

 Alcohol use disorder

5

(4.5)

10

(9.1)

 

 Illicit substance use disorder

1

(0.9)

0

(0.0)

 

 Multiple substance use disorder

1

(0.9)

1

(0.9)

0.675 b)

Living together status

 Living with a partner, married

43

(39.1)

29

(26.4)

 

 Living with a partner, not married

19

(17.3)

20

(18.2)

 

 Not living with a partner

48

(43.6)

61

(55.5)

0.110

Employment status

 Employed

73

(66.4)

67

(60.9)

 

 Unemployed

12

(10.9)

12

(10.9)

 

 Pension / Invalidity pension

12

(10.9)

11

(10.0)

 

 Undergoing education / training

6

(5.5)

12

(10.9)

 

 Residual group c)

7

(6.4)

8

(7.3)

0.676

Physical health (ASA Classification)

 ASA I

29

(26.4)

28

(25.5)

 

 ASA II

67

(60.9)

71

(64.5)

 

 ASA III

14

(12.7)

11

(10.0)

 

 ASA IV

–

–

–

–

0.811

Surgical field

 Neuro-, head and neck surgery

22

(20.0)

32

(29.1)

 

 Abdomino-thoracic surgery

51

(46.4)

37

(33.6)

 

 Peripheral surgery

37

(33.6)

41

(37.3)

0.117

Medical comorbidity (CCI)

 0 ‘None’

74

(67.3)

76

(69.1)

 

 1 ‘Low’

19

(17.3)

19

(17.3)

 

 2 ‘Moderate’

5

(4.5)

9

(8.2)

 

 3 ‘High’

12

(10.9)

6

(5.5)

0.366

Extent of surgical procedure

(POSSUM operative severity item)

 1 ‘Minor’

34

(30.9)

33

(30.0)

 

 2 ‘Moderate’

35

(31.8)

34

(30.9)

 

 4 ‘Major’

26

(23.6)

32

(29.1)

 

 8 ‘Major +’

15

(13.6)

11

(10.0)

0.735

 Hospital length of stay

5.78

[7.03]

5.77

[8.74]

0.993

  1. a)Psychological and behavioural factors associated with disorders or diseases classified elsewhere (ICD F54);b) p refers to the comparison of the 2 intervention groups regarding the distribution of all of the 11 psychiatric diagnoses that were made; c) Working at home, gap year, not specified. ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification: (I) Healthy patient; (II) mild systemic disease, no functional limitation; (III) severe systemic disease with definite functional limitation; (IV) severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life; BSI-GSI = Brief Symptom Inventory, total score General Severity Index (range: 0-4); CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, POSSUM Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enUmeration of Mortality and Morbidity; item operative severity; URICA sum score: University of Rhode Island Change Assessment composite score (range: −2 to 14)
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