Table 2 Characteristics of family members: comparison between with and without PTSD-related symptoms across survey points
Factor | Group | 6 months after Patient's Discharge | With PTSD- related symptoms n = 4 | p value | 12 months after Patient's Discharge | With PTSD- related symptoms n = 9 | p value | 18 months after Patient's Discharge | With PTSD- related symptoms n = 13 | p value |
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Without PTSD- related symptoms n = 21 | Without PTSD- related symptoms n = 30 | Without PTSD- related symptoms n = 38 | ||||||||
Assessment day, median [IQR] | 210.0 [203.0, 222.0] | 189.0 [184.0, 192.0] | 378.5 [362.0, 394.5] | 375.0 [352.0, 395.0] | 555.5 [539.3, 579.5] | 562.0 [548.0, 570.0] | ||||
IES-R score, median [IQR] | 5.0 [0.0, 10.0] | 37.0 [32.0, 43.3] | 0.002 | 10.0 [4.3, 15.0] | 38.0 [35.0, 51.0] | < 0.001 | 3.5 [1.0, 11.8] | 38.0 [32.0, 44.0] | < 0.001 | |
Scores and Symptoms | ||||||||||
HADS anxiety subscale score, median [IQR] | 4.0 [1.0, 5.0] | 11.5 [10.5, 12.5] | 0.002 | 2.0 [1.0, 5.0] | 9.0 [8.0, 12.0] | < 0.001 | 1.0 [0.0, 3.8] | 11.0 [9.0, 12.0] | < 0.001 | |
Family members with anxiety- related symptoms, No. (%) | 2 (10) | 4 (100) | 0.001 | 4 (13) | 9 (100) | < 0.001 | 4 (11) | 10 (77) | < 0.001 | |
HADS depression subscale score, median [IQR] | 4.0 [2.0, 5.0] | 13.0 [11.3, 14.0] | 0.005 | 4.5 [2.0, 6.5] | 8.0 [6.0, 10.0] | 0.009 | 3.0 [1.0, 6.0] | 10.0 [9.0, 12.0] | < 0.001 | |
Family members with depression- related symptoms, No. (%) | 3 (14) | 4 (100) | 0.003 | 6 (20) | 5 (56) | 0.085 | 6 (16) | 10 (77) | < 0.001 | |
PSQI, median [IQR] | 5.0 [3.0, 6.0] | 8.0 [7.0, 13.5] | 0.053 | 5.0 [2.0, 7.0] | 9.0 [7.0, 13.0] | 0.004 | 5.0 [2.0, 7.0] | 8.0 [6.0, 9.0] | 0.029 | |
Family members with sleep disorder- related symptoms, No. (%) | 5 (24) | 3 (75) | 0.081 | 8 (27) | 5 (56) | 0.129 | 11 (29) | 7 (54) | 0.177 | |
SF-12, mean (SD) | ||||||||||
MCS | 54.7 (7.2) | 44.2 (7.9) | 0.027 | 53.4 (8.1) | 48.8 (7.2) | 0.160 | 55.4 (7.6) | 49.4 (6.0) | 0.014 | |
PCS | 52.9 (7.6) | 54.5 (17.7) | 0.777 | 51.5 (7.6) | 54.0 (9.9) | 0.433 | 48.5 (8.9) | 46.3 (13.3) | 0.503 | |
RCS | 48.7 (11.4) | 28.4 (12.8) | 0.009 | 50.1 (8.6) | 36.2 (9.4) | < 0.001 | 52.4 (6.7) | 42.2 (6.1) | < 0.001 |