Table 2.
Clinical Features of Bereaved Parents and Bereaved Others groups
| Bereaved Parents Group | Bereaved Others Group | Adjusted Analyses* | |||||
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| % or mean (SD) | % or mean (SD) | Type of Regression | B(SE) | OR (95% CI) | test-statistic (t-test or χ2) | P | |
| MDD | |||||||
| SCID diagnosis of MDD | 71.43% | 65.45% | Logistic | -- | 1.17 (0.60–2.30) | 0.21 | 0.648 |
| QIDS - SR | 13.9 (4.3) | 13.3 (4.3) | Linear | 1.00 (.67) | -- | 1.51 | 0.131 |
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| CG | |||||||
| ICG Total | 45.2 (9.0) | 42.3 (8.9) | Linear | 3.11 (1.38 | -- | 2.25 | 0.025 |
| CGI Severity (Collapsed)** | -- | -- | Ordinal Logistic | -- | 1.61 (0.90–2.89) | 2.58 | 0.108 |
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| CG-Related Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors | |||||||
| Yearning & Preoccupation | 15.2 (3.1) | 13.5 (3.4) | Linear | 1.60 (0.50) | -- | 3.19 | 0.002 |
| Anger & Bitterness | 5.7 (1.8) | 5.1 (2.1) | Linear | 0.77 (0.31) | -- | 2.44 | 0.015 |
| Shock & Disbelief | 9.2 (2.6) | 7.9 (2.8) | Linear | 1.01 (0.42) | -- | 2.42 | 0.016 |
| Estrangement | 6.2 (2.5) | 6.7 (2.4) | Linear | −0.15 (0.37) | -- | −0.40 | 0.686 |
| Hallucinations | 2.2 (2.2) | 2.3 (2.3) | Linear | −0.04 (0.35) | -- | −0.11 | 0.916 |
| Behavior Changes | 6.6 (2.2) | 6.8 (1.8) | Linear | −0.09 (0.29) | -- | −0.31 | 0.759 |
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| Guilt Related Items | |||||||
| “I should have done something to prevent/ease death” | 70.00% | 51.09% | Logistic | -- | 3.00 (1.50–6.00) | 9.59 | 0.002 |
| “I should have expressed more appreciation” | 57.14% | 48.54% | Logistic | -- | 1.84 (0.98 – .345) | 3.60 | 0.058 |
| “I am more self-blaming than usual” | 35.71% | 34.94% | Logistic | -- | 1.16 (0.60 – 2.21) | 0.19 | 0.663 |
| Guilty or self-blaming thoughts | 71.43% | 59.27% | Logistic | -- | 1.69 (0.85 – 3.35) | 2.25 | 0.134 |
| Caregiver Self Blame | 2.3 (1.3) | 1.9 (1.3) | Linear | 0.53 (0.19) | -- | 2.72 | 0.007 |
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| Suicidality | |||||||
| Wish to be dead since loss | 64.30% | 53.50% | Logistic | -- | 1.33 (0.71 – 2.48) | 0.79 | 0.375 |
| Non-specific suicidal thoughts since loss | 31.40% | 24.00% | Logistic | -- | 1.80 (0.89 – 3.65) | 2.70 | 0.100 |
| Indirect suicidal behavior since loss | 35.71% | 20.73% | Logistic | -- | 2.13(1.08 – 4.21) | 4.72 | 0.030 |
| Behaved recklessly since loss | 10.00% | 10.18% | Logistic | -- | 1.45 (0.49 – 4.25) | 0.45 | 0.501 |
| Current chances of trying to kill oneself** | -- | -- | Ordinal Logistic | -- | 3.17(1.16 – 8.68) | 5.06 | 0.025 |
Note: t-tests was used as the test-statistic for all linear regressions, χ2 was used for all logistic and ordinal logistic regressions.
*
Adjusted for type of death age, gender and education
*
CGI Severity (Collapsed) and the CSS-R “current chances of trying to kill yourself” are ordinal outcome variables.