Table 2.
Assessment of quality of studies reporting depressive symptoms in general ICU survivors
| Study | Consecutive ICU admissions | Major losses to follow-up (% lost)a | Descriptions of patients lost to follow-up | Statistical comparison of patients lost to follow-up | Adjustment for confounding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson et al. 2003 [11] | y | y (77%) | y | y | y |
| Samuelson et al. 2007 [12] | y | n (6%) | y | y | n |
| Jones et al. 2001 [13] | n | n (0%) | n/a | n/a | y |
| Rattray et al. 2005 [14] | y | y (17%) | y | y | y |
| Boyle et al. 2004 [15] | y | y (32%) | y | y | n |
| Guentner et al. 2006 [16] | n | n (3%) | y | n | n |
| Jones et al. 2003 [17] | y | n (10%) | n | n/a | y |
| Weinert et al. 2006 [18] | n | y (12%) | n | n/a | y |
| Young et al. 2005 [19] | y | n (0%) | n/a | n/a | y |
| Sukantarat et al. 2007 [20] | n | n (0%) | n/a | n/a | n |
| Eddleston et al. 2000 [21] | y | y (37%) | y | n | n |
| Chelluri et al. 2004 [22] | y | y (18%) | n | n/a | n |
| Kress et al. 2003 [23] | n | y (59%) | n | n/a | n |
| Scragg et al. 2001 [24] | n | y (44%) | y | n | y |
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| Total/N | 8/14 (57%) | 8/14 (57%) | 7/11 (64%) | 4/7 (57%) | 7/14 (50%) |
Abbreviations (in alphabetical order): ICU = intensive care unit; n = no; N = number of studies; n/a = not applicable; y = yes.
a
Defined as loss of > 10% of study participants at time of first depressive symptom assessment.