Table 3.
Age, race, gender-standardized mean psychosocial scale scores and percentage with symptoms of depression by evacuation characteristics of hemodialysis patients following Hurricane Katrina
| % of study participantsg (N=391) | Standardized mean (SE) scored |
% (SE) with symptoms of depression | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCSE | PCS | MCS | CES-D | |||
| Date of evacuation due to Hurricane Katrinae | ||||||
| On/before Aug 27, 2005 | 27.9 | 37.2 (0.6) | 37.6 (1.3) | 49.1 (1.0) | 8.2 (0.5) | 33.0 (4.5) |
| August 28, 2005 | 45.1 | 36.2 (0.8) | 37.3 (1.4) | 45.9 (1.0) | 10.3 (0.5)a | 48.2 (4.8)a |
| On/after Aug 29, 2005 | 22.0 | 34.8 (1.0) | 37.3 (0.8) | 45.3 (0.9)a | 11.2 (0.6)b | 55.7 (3.6)c |
| First evacuation locatione | ||||||
| Hotelf | 42.1 | 36.7 (0.9) | 35.8 (1.4) | 48.2 (1.0) | 9.2 (0.5) | 40.4 (3.0) |
| Shelter | 14.5 | 34.7 (1.2) | 38.6 (1.0)a | 43.0 (1.3)a | 11.6 (1.3) | 57.7 (4.6)b |
| Relative’s house | 34.8 | 36.1 (0.7) | 37.5 (1.1) | 46.2 (1.4) | 10.4 (0.6) | 46.4 (5.7) |
| Friend’s house | 8.1 | 35.5 (1.2) | 39.9 (1.5)a | 46.5 (3.2) | 9.8 (1.3) | 41.4 (6.7) |
| Aware of dialysis clinic’s evacuation plans | ||||||
| No | 37.9 | 35.1 (0.6) | 36.9 (1.4) | 45.9 (0.5) | 10.7 (0.3) | 47.3 (3.7) |
| Yes | 62.2 | 36.9 (0.5)b | 37.3 (0.6) | 47.3 (0.9) | 9.5 (0.3)a | 44.4 (3.1) |
| Fear of dying during one week after Hurricane Katrina | ||||||
| Not afraid at all | 56.5 | 38.4 (0.3) | 38.0 (1.1) | 49.5 (0.9) | 8.4 (0.4) | 36.7 (2.2) |
| Somewhat afraid | 17.4 | 35.5 (1.2)a | 37.7 (0.8) | 47.4 (1.4) | 9.4 (0.7) | 42.7 (5.2) |
| Moderately afraid | 10.5 | 33.3 (1.7)a | 35.0 (2.2) | 43.0 (2.2)a | 12.0 (1.0)a | 61.0 (7.1)c |
| Extremely afraid | 14.8 | 31.1 (2.0)b | 34.4 (0.8)b | 37.6 (1.7)c | 15.0 (1.0)b | 74.1 (5.4)c |
| Hospitalized one month after Hurricane Katrina | ||||||
| No | 76.0 | 36.7 (0.3) | 38.2 (0.8) | 47.2 (0.7) | 9.3 (0.2) | 43.1 (2.5) |
| Yes | 23.3 | 34.8 (1.6) | 33.7 (1.0)c | 45.9 (1.0) | 11.8 (0.6)b | 52.8 (4.7)a |
| Length of displacement | ||||||
| <3 months | 42.5 | 36.6 (1.0) | 36.7 (1.6) | 48.6 (1.1) | 9.0 (0.6) | 38.6 (4.0) |
| ≥3 months | 49.9 | 35.7 (0.7) | 37.6 (0.5) | 45.2 (1.0) | 10.8 (0.5) | 50.8 (4.2)a |
| Never displaced | 7.4 | 37.5 (2.0) | 36.9 (2.2) | 46.6 (0.9) | 9.8 (0.8) | 51.7 (4.6) |
| Still displaced at time of study interview | ||||||
| No | 65.7 | 36.5 (0.8) | 37.2 (1.2) | 47.7 (0.6) | 9.6 (0.3) | 42.8 (2.2) |
| Yes | 34.3 | 35.8 (0.8) | 36.9 (0.8) | 44.8 (0.7)c | 10.6 (0.5) | 50.8 (5.1) |
CES-D –Center for Epidemiologic Studies Short Depression Scale, HCSE – Hurricane Coping Self-Efficacy Scale, MCS – mental component score, PCS – physical component score, SE – standard error
a
P<0.05;
b
P<0.01;
c
P<0.001
d
Standardized to the age, race, and gender distribution of the overall study population.
e
Among study participants who evacuated.
f
This category includes patients whose first evacuation location was unspecified.
g
Percentages within categories may not sum to 100% due to missing values (e.g., lack of patient recall).