Table 2 Comparison of demographics and ICU characteristics between treatment and control patients
From: A pilot study of trained ICU doulas providing early psychological support to critically ill patients
Demographic variables | Historic controls (N = 299) | PSBPS group (N = 43) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 63 (54, 71) | 67 (58, 74) | 0.197 |
Male sex | 170 (57%) | 25 (58%) | 0.874 |
ICU type |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Cardiac MICU | 50 (17%) | 0 (0%) |  |
 Cardiothoracic SICU | 50 (17%) | 0 (0%) |  |
 Heme-onc/transplant MICU/SICU | 49 (16%) | 0 (0%) |  |
 MICU | 50 (17%) | 43 (100%) |  |
 SICU | 50 (17%) | 0 (0%) |  |
 Trauma SICU | 50 (17%) | 0 (0%) |  |
Apache score | 41 (30, 56) | 91 (64, 106) | < 0.001 |
Mechanical ventilation | 139 (46%) | 29 (67%) | 0.010 |
MV days | 1.1 (0.3, 2.7) | 2.0 (1.4, 4.1) | 0.002 |
ICU LOS | 3.1 (2.5, 5.0) | 4.5 (2.9, 7.3) | 0.007 |
Anxiety | 92 (31%) | 21 (49%) | 0.019 |
Depression | 79 (26%) | 21 (49%) | 0.003 |
Charlson score | 5 (3, 7) | 5 (4, 8) | 0.551 |