Table 1.
Characteristics of patients and their spouses
| Variables | Values |
|---|---|
| Patients (n = 118) | |
| Age | 58.8 ± 12 (30 - 84) |
| Sex (male) | 96 (81.4) |
| College education | 102 (86.4) |
| Moderate-severe pain at ICU | 60 (50.8) |
| SOFA score | 1.5 [0 - 5] |
| SAPS 3 (points) | 46.5 [36 - 61] |
| Cancer | 67 (56.8) |
| Activity of daily lives - eigh dependence | 10 (8.5) |
| Vasopressors | 43 (36.4) |
| Mechanical ventilation > 24 hours | 28 (23.7) |
| Renal replacement therapy | 19 (16.1) |
| Clinical ICU admission | 66 (55.9) |
| ICU length of stay (days) | 5.63 ± 5.92 (2 - 47) |
| Spouses (n = 118) | |
| Age | 54.8 ± 12 (24 - 81) |
| Sex (male) | 22 (18.6) |
| College education | 84 (71.2) |
| Catholic religion | 86 (72.9) |
| No previous family experience with ICU | 28 (23.7) |
| Family staying time in ICU (hours/day) | 16.00 [12 - 24] |
| ICU satisfaction score (points) | 13 [12 - 14] |
ICU - intensive care unit; SOFA - Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; SAPS - Simplified Acute Physiology Score. The results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation, n (%) or median [IQR].