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Table 2 Questionnaire scores and correlation between early assessment and follow-up

From: Early psychological screening of intensive care unit survivors: a prospective cohort study

Questionnaire

Early scores among responders

(n = 82)

Responders with scores above cut-off value at early assessment (%)

Three months’ scores

Patients with scores above cut-off value at follow-up (%)

Correlation

(p value)

PTSS-10 B

20 (15–29)

15

17 (13–30)

13

0.60 (<0.001)

HADS anxiety

3 (1–7)

23

2 (1–5)

16

0.48 (<0.001)

HADS depression

4 (1–7)

23

4 (1–6)

21

0.56 (<0.001)

  1. Scores presented as median (interquartile range) unless otherwise stated. Cut-off value for symptoms of PTSS-10 B is > 34 points. Cut-off value for symptoms of HADS Anxiety and HADS Depression is > 7 points. Correlation between early assessment and 3-month follow-up calculated with Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient
  2. PTSS-10 B Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms Checklist-10 part B, HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
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