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 nameED with discharge ( 𝑛 = 2 2 )Inpatient unit ( 𝑛 = 2 8 )All ( 𝑛 = 5 0 )
MeanS.D.MeanS.D.MeanS.D.

Perceived event severity
(1, not at all serious to 7, extremely serious)
 Symptom onset3.682.144.252.274.002.20
 Hospital decision6.091.196.231.346.171.27
 At interview4.811.915.041.774.941.82
 Average4.871.015.131.365.031.74
 Delta1.281.951.321.621.281.74
Even-related emotional intensity
(−7, very negative to +7, very positive)
 Symptom onset−4.272.57−3.463.77−3.823.29
 Hospital decision−4.553.10−3.554.33−3.993.83
 At interview−1.395.330.666.03−0.295.76
 Average−3.283.08−2.053.25−2.743.23
 Delta3.934.525.506.204.785.48
Causal attribution
(1, no relation to 7, very strong relation)4.501.795.022.304.792.09

Note: no significant differences were found between discharged and admitted patients on these measures.