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Table 2 Psychometric assessment of family members of ICU patients by time point

From: Posttraumatic stress symptoms in families of cancer patients admitted to the intensive care unit: a longitudinal study

 

Time point 1 (n = 23)

Time point 2 (n = 18)

p

t or z

r or d

post hoc

 

Mean

SD

Median

Mean

SD

Median

IES-R (total)

15.0

13.3

13.50

11.0

11.19

10.50

0.04b

−2.43

−0.57

0.73

Re-experience

6.79

7.17

4.0

4.42

5.06

3.4

0.06b

−1.98

−0.47

0.59

Arousal

4.83

5.70

32

2.13

3.18

1.8

0.38b

−0.44

−0.10

0.12

Avoidance

5.29

6.81

3.8

4.46

4.19

3.4

0.09b

−0.95

−0.22

0.22

CES-D

14.62

8.12

12.00

13.15

8.55

12.00

0.22b

−0.61

−0.14

0.14

STAI (state)

48.88

13.59

45.0

43.72

11.65

43.0

0.04a

2.41

0.51

0.53

STAI (trait)

45.11

5.3

38.0

  1. IES-R Impact Event Scale-Revised, CES-D the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, STAI the Spielberger’s State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
  2. aPaired t test
  3. bWilcoxon signed-rank test