The impact of sepsis, delirium, and psychological distress on self-rated cognitive function in ICU survivors—a prospective cohort study

Table 4 Mean differences (MDs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the Cognitive Failure Questionnaire scores in patients with/without severe sepsis/septic shock and delirium

	Cognitive failure questionnaire score
	Crude model	Adjusted model^a
	MD (95% CI)	MD (95% CI)
No severe sepsis/septic shock (reference)	0	0
Severe sepsis/septic shock	− 1.73 (− 5.69 to 2.23)	−2.76 (− 6.65 to 1.12)
Delirium	1.44 (− 2.69 to 5.58)	0.61 (− 3.32 to 4.54)

^aIncluded variables in the adjusted model are history of vascular disease, alcohol abuse, history of psychological problems, and respiratory failure

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