Research Article

Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress after Intensive Care Delirium

Table 4

The psychometrics associations to health related quality of life at the SF-36.

Physical functionRole physicalBodily painGeneral health VitalitySocial functionRole emotionalMental health

After 2 months
PTSD
 None26170 (10; 95)25 (0; 100)82 (25; 100)62 (25; 92)65 (25; 90)100 (50; 100)100 (33; 100)88 (60; 100)
 Present1858 (10; 90)0 (0; 75)37 (0; 100)45 (15; 82)35 (5; 55)63 (0; 100)33 (0; 100)50 (28; 76)
0.210.04<0.01<0.01<0.01<0.01<0.01<0.01
Anxiety
 None26370 (10; 95)25 (0; 100)82 (25; 100)62 (25; 92)65 (25; 90)100 (38; 100)100 (33; 100)88 (60; 100)
 Present1650 (20; 80)0 (0; 100)42 (12; 100)45 (15; 82)43 (5; 80)50 (13; 100)33 (0; 100)52 (20; 92)
0.070.04<0.01<0.01<0.01<0.01<0.01<0.01
Depression
 None25270 (10; 95)25 (0; 100)88 (34; 100)64 (30; 92)68 (30; 90)100 (50; 100)100 (67; 100)88 (68; 100)
 Present2745 (5; 90)0 (0; 75)37 (0; 100)30 (10; 70)30 (5; 50)50 (13; 88)33 (0; 100)52 (32; 72)
0.02<0.01<0.01<0.01<0.01<0.01<0.01<0.01

After 6 months
PTSD
 None23075 (18; 100)63 (0; 100)82 (25; 100)67 (25; 95)70 (28; 90)100 (50; 100)100 (67; 100)92 (62; 100)
 Present1063 (15; 100)0 (0; 100)46 (18; 91)46 (20; 86)30 (5; 80)56 (6; 100)0 (0; 67)58 (28; 82)
0.760.090.060.07<0.01<0.01<0.01<0.01
Anxiety
 None23475 (20; 100)63 (0; 100)82 (25; 100)67 (25; 95)70 (30; 90)100 (50; 100)100 (67; 100)90 (64; 100)
 Present618 (0; 90)38 (0; 100)33 (0; 82)39 (0; 67)20 (0; 30)50 (13; 50)33 (0; 100)54 (20; 68)
<0.010.30<0.01<0.01<0.01<0.01<0.01<0.01
Depression
 None22080 (20; 100)75 (0; 100)82 (25; 100)67 (30; 95)75 (35; 90)100 (50; 100)100 (84; 100)92 (68; 100)
 Present2053 (3; 93)13 (0; 100)25 (0; 82)40 (5; 87)20 (5; 85)50 (19; 100)33 (0; 100)40 (18; 82)
0.010.01<0.01<0.01<0.01<0.01<0.01<0.01

Median (10; 90 percentile) at Short Form-36. #Kruskal-Wallis test. ICU = intensive care unit. PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder.