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Table 4 Proportions of ICU patients’ spouses and matched individuals without a history of mental disorders who visited medical facilities for any mental disorders related to post-intensive care syndrome-family

From: Association between intensive care unit admission of a patient and mental disorders in the spouse: a retrospective matched-pair cohort study

Period of time

ICU patients’ spouses (n = 7248)

Matched individuals

(n = 29,423)

Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)*

P value

Overall (index date to 6 months)

162 (2.2)

471 (1.6)

1.41 (1.17–1.70)

 < 0.001

 Index date to 1 month

24 (0.3)

50 (0.2)

2.07 (1.23–3.47)

0.006

 1–2 months

56 (0.8)

102 (0.3)

2.20 (1.57–3.10)

 < 0.001

 2–3 months

55 (0.8)

142 (0.5)

1.56 (1.12–2.15)

0.007

 3–4 months

75 (1.0)

178 (0.6)

1.75 (1.32–2.32)

 < 0.001

 4–5 months

69 (1.0)

182 (0.6)

1.61 (1.20–2.14)

0.001

 5–6 months

68 (0.9)

211 (0.7)

1.34 (1.01–1.80)

0.04

  1. Data are presented as n (%)
  2. ICU intensive care unit; CI confidence interval
  3. *Adjusted for age, sex, status of medical insurance, history of sleep disorders, history of anxiety disorders, history of mood disorders, history of post-traumatic stress disorders, and Charlson comorbidity index score