Research Article
Smoking, Cardiac Symptoms, and an Emergency Care Visit: A Mixed Methods Exploration of Cognitive and Emotional Reactions
Table 1
Descriptive statistics of constructs.
| Variable name | ED with discharge () | Inpatient unit () | All () | Mean | S.D. | Mean | S.D. | Mean | S.D. |
| Perceived event severity | | | | | | | (1, not at all serious to 7, extremely serious) | | | | | | | Symptom onset | 3.68 | 2.14 | 4.25 | 2.27 | 4.00 | 2.20 | Hospital decision | 6.09 | 1.19 | 6.23 | 1.34 | 6.17 | 1.27 | At interview | 4.81 | 1.91 | 5.04 | 1.77 | 4.94 | 1.82 | Average | 4.87 | 1.01 | 5.13 | 1.36 | 5.03 | 1.74 | Delta | 1.28 | 1.95 | 1.32 | 1.62 | 1.28 | 1.74 | Even-related emotional intensity | | | | | | | (−7, very negative to +7, very positive) | | | | | | | Symptom onset | −4.27 | 2.57 | −3.46 | 3.77 | −3.82 | 3.29 | Hospital decision | −4.55 | 3.10 | −3.55 | 4.33 | −3.99 | 3.83 | At interview | −1.39 | 5.33 | 0.66 | 6.03 | −0.29 | 5.76 | Average | −3.28 | 3.08 | −2.05 | 3.25 | −2.74 | 3.23 | Delta | 3.93 | 4.52 | 5.50 | 6.20 | 4.78 | 5.48 | Causal attribution | | | | | | | (1, no relation to 7, very strong relation) | 4.50 | 1.79 | 5.02 | 2.30 | 4.79 | 2.09 |
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Note: no significant differences were found between discharged and admitted patients on these measures.
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