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Table 4 Comparison of characteristics related to IES-R score at 3 months

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

19

43

 

 Age

62 (50–73)

57 (51–69)

0.6

 Female gender, no. (%)

16 (84.2)

34 (79.1)

0.74

 IES-R score

27 (26–30)

48 (38–60)

< 0.0001

 Family satisfaction (FS-ICU 24R)

33 (30–39)

34 (25–40)

0.9

 Family members, no. (%)

18 (94.7)

42 (97.7)

0.52

Patients

 Age

67 (59–74)

69 (48–76)

0.77

 Female gender, no. (%)

6 (31.6)

8 (18.6)

0.33

 Emergency admission, no. (%)

14 (73.7)

38 (88.4)

0.26

 Surgical base diagnosis, no. (%)

13 (68.4)

24 (55.8)

0.41

 APACHE II

24 + 8.9

26.6 + 7.4

0.25

 SAPS II

48.4 + 16.6

49.7 + 17.9

0.79

 COVID-19 positive, no. (%)

1 (5.3)

7 (16.3)

0.42

 Admission after surgery, no. (%)

12 (63.2)

15 (34.9)

0.03

 Mechanical ventilation, no. (%)

12 (63.2)

31 (72.1)

0.56

 Duration of mechanical ventilation, hours

26.6 (8.5–97.7)

36.1 (10.9–155.3)

0.46

 ICU length of stay, days

2.8 (0.9–8.2)

3.2 (1.3–8.7)

0.55

 Died in the ICU, no. (%)

0 (0)

4 (9.3)

0.3

  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