Table 1.
Family members | PRE N= 79 | % | POST N= 80 | % |
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Age (years), Mean (SD) | 47.98 | (±15.23) | 47.1 | (±14.86) |
Sex | ||||
Female | 54 | 68.35 | 48 | 60 |
Male | 25 | 31.65 | 32 | 40 |
Relationship to patient | ||||
Husband | 6 | 7.59 | 3 | 3.75 |
Wife | 21 | 26.58 | 6 | 7.5 |
Partner | 1 | 1.27 | 1 | 1.25 |
Brother | 5 | 6.33 | 9 | 11.25 |
Sister | 4 | 5.06 | 8 | 10 |
Daughter | 16 | 20.25 | 18 | 22.5 |
Son | 8 | 10.13 | 12 | 15 |
Father | 3 | 3.80 | 0 | 0 |
Mother | 4 | 5.06 | 6 | 7.5 |
Other | 11 | 13.92 | 17 | 21.25 |
Before this most recent event, have you been involved as a family member of a patient in an ICU? | ||||
Yes | 45 | 56.96 | 36 | 45 |
No | 34 | 43.04 | 44 | 55 |
Do you live with the patient? | ||||
Yes | 38 | 48.1 | 28 | 35 |
No | 41 | 51.9 | 52 | 65 |
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ICU practitioners | PRE N= 95 | % | POST N= 52 | % |
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Age in years, Mean (SD) | 38.86 | (±10.54) | 41.13 | (±12.10) |
Sex | ||||
Female | 74 | 77.89 | 37 | 71.15 |
Male | 13 | 13.68 | 9 | 17.31 |
Prefer not to answer | 8 | 8.42 | 6 | 11.54 |
Clinical role | ||||
Advanced practice nurse | 6 | 6.45 | 7 | 13.21 |
Nurse | 40 | 43.01 | 28 | 52.83 |
Clinical pharmacist | 11 | 11.83 | 3 | 5.66 |
Physician | 8 | 8.6 | 9 | 16.98 |
Physician assistant | 5 | 5.38 | 1 | 1.89 |
Occupational therapist | 8 | 8.60 | 1 | 1.89 |
Other | 17 | 16.13 | 3 | 7.55 |
Total years working in an ICU setting, Mean (SD) | 9.28 | (±8.08) | 10.73 | (±7.25) |
Years working in the current ICU, Mean (SD) | 6.06 | (±5.67) | 6.8 | (±5.46) |
ICU: Intensive Care Unit