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Table 3 Comparison of characteristics related to IES-R score in ICU

From: Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in next of kin during suspension of ICU visits during the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective observational study

Characteristic

IES-R < 33

IES-R > 33

P-value

Next of kin

n = 6

n = 56

 

 Age

61 (50–75)

58 (50–70)

0.65

 Female gender, no. (%)

5 (83.3)

45 (80.4)

1.0

 IES-R score

32 (27–32)

54 (41–62)

< 0.001

 Family satisfaction (FS-ICU 24R)

30 (27–39)

34 (28–40)

0.63

 Family members, no. (%)

5 (83.3)

55 (98.2)

0.18

Patients

 Age

74.5 (60.5–75.3)

68 (50–75)

0.59

 Female gender, no. (%)

2 (33.3)

12 (21.4)

0.61

 Emergency admission, no. (%)

4 (66.7)

48 (85.7)

0.25

 Surgical base diagnosis, no. (%)

4 (66.7)

33 (58.9)

1.0

 APACHE II

21.67 + 9.5

26.2 + 7.7

0.19

 SAPS II

44.2 + 17.3

49.8 + 17.5

0.46

 COVID-19 positive, no. (%)

0 (0)

8 (14.3)

1.0

 Admission after surgery, no. (%)

4 (66.7)

23 (41.1)

0.23

 Mechanical ventilation, no. (%)

4 (66.7)

39 (69.6)

1.0

 Duration of mechanical ventilation, hours

16.6 (3–39.7)

34.7 (11.8–140.2)

0.8

 ICU length of stay, days

1.6 (0.8–3.9)

3.27 (1.1–10.2)

0.14

 Died in ICU, no. (%)

0 (0)

4 (7.1)

1.0

  1. Next of kin’s age, IES-R score, family satisfaction score, patients’ age, duration of mechanical ventilation, and length of stay are expressed as median and interquartile range; the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) score and the Simplified Acute Physiology Score II (SAPS II) are expressed as mean and standard deviation