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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Posttraumatic stress, anxiety and depression symptoms in patients during the first year post intensive care unit discharge

Parameter

Value

Number of patients

255

Male gender, n (%)

160 (62.7)

Age, years mean (SD)

47.9 (15.7)

   Men

45.7 (15.2)

   Women

51.5 (15.7)

Marital status, n (%)

 

   - Married

105 (41.0)

   - Single

97 (37.9)

   - Living together

38 (15.2)

   - Widow

10 (3.9)

   - Other

5 (2.0)

Educational status, n (%)

 

   Primary school

41 (16.1)

   Upper secondary education

142 (55.9)

   College/university

71 (28.0)

Employment status, n (%)

 

   Working/student/retired

195 (76.5)

   Unemployed/disabled

60 (23.5)

SAPS1 score, mean (CI)

37.0 (35.3 to 38.7)

NEMS2, mean (CI)

29.6 (28.8 to 30.5)

LOS ICU3, mean days (CI)

12.0 (10.3 to 13.8)

MV4 n (%)

216 (84.7)

Duration of MV, mean days (CI)

11.0 (9.3 to 12.7)

Disease category, n (%)

 

   Medical5

107 (42.0)

   Surgical without trauma

62 (24.3)

   Trauma6

86 (33.7)

Mild/moderate head injury/disease, n (%)

72 (28.2)

Transferred to local hospitals ICU, n (%)

132 (51.8)

Transferred while still on MV, n (%)

66 (25.9)

LOT7, mean (CI)

15.7 (15.1 to 16.3)

  1. Mean with standard deviation (SD) or confidence intervals (CI), or n with percent (%).
  2. 1SAPS-2, Simplified Acute Physiology Score 2, measured during the first 24 hours of stay in the ICU.
  3. 2NEMS, Nine equivalents of nursing manpower use score presented as mean NEMS per day.
  4. 3LOS ICU, Length of stay in intensive care unit at Oslo University Hospital.
  5. 4MV, Mechanically ventilated.
  6. 5Medical: no surgical treatment during the ICU stay.
  7. 6Trauma: transport accident, fall accident, violence, sport/leisure time accidents/working accidents/other.
  8. 7LOT, Life Orientation Test.