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Table 2 Missing values per variable for caregivers (intervention and usual care)

From: A multicentre evaluation exploring the impact of an integrated health and social care intervention for the caregivers of ICU survivors

Variable

Missingness, N (170) (%)

Caregiver demographics

 

 Caregiver relationship with patient

2 (1.2)

 Caregiver age

24 (14.1)

 Caregiver gender

2 (1.2)

 Caregiver SIMD

10 (5.9)

 Caregiver time to follow-up

6 (3.5)

Hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) questions

 

 I feel tense or wound up

6 (3.5)

 I still enjoy the things I used to enjoy

4 (2.4)

 I get a sort of frightened feeling as if something awful is about to happen

4 (2.4)

 I can laugh and see the funny side of things

3 (1.8)

 Worrying thoughts go through my mind

4 (2.4)

 I feel cheerful

3 (1.8)

 I can sit at ease and feel relaxed

4 (2.4)

 I feel as if I am slowed down

4 (2.4)

 I get a sort of frightened feeling like “butterflies” in the stomach

5 (2.9)

 I have lost interest in my appearance

5 (2.9)

 I feel restless as if I have to be on the move

7 (4.1)

 I look forward with enjoyment to things

6 (3.5)

 I get sudden feelings of panic

5 (2.9)

 I can enjoy a good book or radio or television programme

8 (4.7)

Carer strain index questions

 

 Sleep is disturbed

5 (2.9)

 It is inconvenient

6 (3.5)

 It is a physical strain

7 (4.1)

 It is confining

7 (4.1)

 There have been family adjustments

5 (2.9)

 There have been changes in personal plan

5 (2.9)

 There have been emotional adjustments

7 (4.1)

 Some behaviour is upsetting

5 (2.9)

 It is upsetting to find has changed so much from his or her former self

10 (5.9)

 There have been work adjustments

7 (4.1)

 It is a financial strain

5 (2.9)

 Feeling completely overwhelmed

5 (2.9)

 There have been other demands on my time

5 (2.9)

Insomnia severity index questions

 

 Difficulty falling asleep

19 (11.2)

 Difficulty staying asleep

20 (11.8)

 Problem wakening up too early

31 (18.2)

 How many nights per week were you bothered by problems sleeping

4 (2.4)

 How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your current sleep pattern

4 (2.4)

 To what extent do you consider your sleep problem to interfere with your daily functioning

3 (1.8)

 How noticeable to others do you think your sleeping problem is in terms of impairing the quality of your life

3 (1.8)

 How worried or distressed are you about your current sleep problem

3 (1.8)

  1. SIMD Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation, ICU Intensive Care Unit, APACHE Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation