Table 4 Other study outcomes
From: Mortality and quality of life in the five years after severe sepsis
| Â | 3.5 years | 5 years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Would you be willing to be treated in an ICU again? | Valid N = 74 | Valid N = 57 | ||
Yes | 74 | 100% | 57 | 100% |
No | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Do you have unpleasant recall of ICU events? | Valid N = 84 | Valid N = 66 | ||
Yes | 26 | 31% | 19 | 29% |
No | 58 | 69% | 47 | 71% |
Do you have unpleasant memories of ICU events? | Valid N = 84 | Valid N = 67 | ||
Yes | 12 | 14% | 13 | 19% |
No | 72 | 86% | 54 | 81% |
How do you rate your satisfaction with your current QOL? | Valid N = 84 | Valid N = 67 | ||
Very happy | 16 | 19% | 13 | 19% |
Mostly happy | 51 | 61% | 41 | 61% |
Often unhappy | 13 | 15% | 12 | 18% |
Very unhappy | 4 | 5% | 1 | 1% |
What is your current place of residence? | Valid N = 79 | Valid N = 63 | ||
Private home without assistance | 62 | 79% | 49 | 78% |
Private home with assistance | 16 | 20% | 12 | 19% |
Sheltered housing | 0 | 0% | 2 | 3% |
Care home | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% |
  Other | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
What is your current employment status? | Valid N = 66 | Valid N = 55 | ||
Full time employment / studies | 19 | 29% | 14 | 25% |
Part time employment / studies | 4 | 6% | 5 | 9% |
Occasional employment | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Retired | 29 | 44% | 24 | 44% |
Unemployed | 12 | 18% | 11 | 20% |
Long term disability | 2 | 3% | 1 | 2% |
Has your employment status changed since your illness? | Valid N = 84 | Valid N = 65 | ||
Yes | 19 | 23% | 12 | 18% |
No | 65 | 77% | 53 | 82% |
If you were employed before your ICU admission, what is the intensity of your current employment compared to before your illness? | Valid N = 62 | Valid N = 58 | ||
I work more | 14 | 13% | 7 | 0% |
No difference | 14 | 13% | 15 | 25% |
I work less | 25 | 67% | 24 | 50% |
I am not working | 9 | 7% | 12 | 25% |