Table 2.

—PTSD and Depressive Symptom Burden by Family Member Characteristics

	PTSD Symptoms				Depressive Symptoms
Characteristic	No.(218)	β (SE)	P	95% CI	No.(222)	β (SE)	P	95% CI
Age, y	218	−0.106 (0.065)	.102	−0.234-0.021	222	−0.025 (0.029)	.399	−0.082-0.033
Women	218	3.851 (1.647)	.020	0.604-7.097	222	1.973 (0.697)	.005	0.600-3.346
Minority racial/ethnic status	217	0.679 (2.886)	.814	−5.010-6.368	221	−0.071 (1.270)	.956	−2.575-2.433
Relationship to decedenta	218		.036		222		.057
Spouse		−1.608 (3.067)		−7.653-4.436		0.286 (1.231)		−2.140-2.712
Adult child		−5.595 (3.129)		−11.763-0.574		−1.398 (1.211)		−3.785-0.989
Educationb	218	−1.334 (0.804)	.099	−2.920-0.251	222	−1.072 (0.337)	.002	−1.736 to−0.407
Years association with patient	218	−0.175 (0.058)	.003	−0.290 to −0.061	222	−0.051 (0.025)	.040	−0.099 to−0.002
Years between death and survey	218	−1.463 (1.295)	.260	−4.016-1.090	222	−0.321 (0.554)	.564	−1.413-0.772

Associations were based on 14 unadjusted regression models (single-predictor except for the relationship predictor, which used two dummy indicators for the relationships of interest), using a restricted maximum likelihood estimator with standard errors corrected for departure of the outcome from the normal distribution. The P value for relationship to decedent is based on the F-test for the R ²; other P values are based on tests of the slope. PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder; SE = standard error.

^aRelationships in the “other” category included: sibling (n = 11), parent (n = 7), relative (n = 11), friend (n = 4).

^bEducation was reported in six ordinal categories: through eighth grade, some high school, high school diploma or GED, some college or trade school, 4-year college degree, post-college training.