Table 10 Means and mean rank sums for the domain on psychological health—Comparison between ICU survivors and controls at the time of completing the questionnaire
Issues | Mean | Mean rank sum | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ICU Survivors | Controls | ICU Survivors | Controls | |||
Psych1 | Crying easily | 1.83 | 1.39 | 303.02 | 256.37 | 0.000 |
Psych2 | Feeling short-tempered | 2.14 | 1.70 | 301.10 | 257.60 | 0.001 |
Psych3 | Loosing patience easily | 2.04 | 1.65 | 300.93 | 260.57 | 0.003 |
Psych4 | Difficulties feeling warmth toward family members | 1.59 | 1.39 | 290.76 | 278.08 | 0.255 |
Psych5 | Difficulties unwinding | 2.03 | 1.73 | 296.92 | 268.76 | 0.034 |
Psych6 | Worrying about little things | 2.11 | 1.75 | 298.82 | 261.93 | 0.007 |
Psych7 | Feeling low-spirited | 2.63 | 1.99 | 313.64 | 235.08 | 0.000 |
Psych8 | Feeling depressed | 2.10 | 1.54 | 309.00 | 243.00 | 0.000 |
Psych9 | Periods of anxiety | 1.87 | 1.49 | 301.12 | 260.40 | 0.001 |
Psych10 | Panic attacks | 1.33 | 1.13 | 294.38 | 263.73 | 0.000 |
Psych11 | Feelings of hopelessness | 1.99 | 1.51 | 307.93 | 240.32 | 0.000 |
Psych12 | Feelings of life being meaningless | 1.87 | 1.42 | 304.78 | 243.09 | 0.000 |
Psych13 | Cannot stop worrying about being ill | 2.10 | 1.80 | 292.98 | 265.18 | 0.039 |
Psych14 | Low self-confidence | 1.97 | 1.57 | 300.08 | 252.34 | 0.000 |
Psych15 | Low self-esteem | 1.91 | 1.58 | 296.90 | 260.03 | 0.004 |
Psych16 | Able to laugh at things* | 4.27 | 4.38 | 283.72 | 289.03 | 0.707 |
Psych17 | Able to look forward to things* | 3.93 | 4.27 | 271.09 | 308.05 | 0.009 |
Psych18 | Difficulties talking about your illness to family/close friends | 1.60 | 1.56 | 217.43 | 224.62 | 0.491 |
Psych19 | Feeling that others think you talk too much about your illness | 1.38 | 0.78 | 289.67 | 191.32 | 0.000 |
Psych20 | Mental health affecting QoL | 2.48 | 1.71 | 199.77 | 139.89 | 0.000 |
Psych21 | Worrying about psychological/mental health | 1.90 | 1.36 | 306.00 | 247.29 | 0.000 |