Table 1.
Characteristics of the Patient and Family Samples at Baseline Assessment
| Characteristic | Patients | Family | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valid n | Statistica | Valid n | Statistica | |
| Female | 175 | 75 (42.9) | 85 | 68 (80.0) |
| Racial/ethnic minority | 173 | 51 (29.5) | 84 | 14 (16.7) |
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 175 | 51.7 (13.8) | 85 | 51.4 (15.0) |
| Highest level of education completed | 175 | 83 | ||
| High school or less | 73 (41.7) | 34 (40.9) | ||
| Trade, vocational, or technical school | 10 (5.7) | 4 (4.8) | ||
| Associate’s degree or some college, but without a degree | 57 (32.6) | 24 (28.9) | ||
| Bachelor’s degree or graduate work | 35 (20) | 21 (25.3) | ||
| Marital status | 175 | 84 | ||
| Currently married | 89 (50.9) | 60 (71.4) | ||
| Insurance | 175 | |||
| Medicare | 59 (33.7) | |||
| Medicaid | 28 (16.0) | |||
| Commercial | 77 (44.0) | |||
| None | 11 (6.3) | |||
| ICU type | 175 | |||
| Medicine | 83 (48.0) | |||
| Trauma | 25 (14.3) | |||
| General surgery | 34 (19.4) | |||
| Neurology/neurosurgery | 11 (6.3) | |||
| Cardiology | 21 (12.0) | |||
| APACHE II Score, mean (SD) | 175 | 25.83 (8.22) | ||
| Number of days in ICU, median (IQR) | 175 | 8.0 (8.0) | ||
| Lived with patient | 83 | 66 (79.5) | ||
| Relationship to patient | 85 | |||
| Spouse / partner | 47 (55.3) | |||
| Child | 10 (11.8) | |||
| Parent | 11 (12.9) | |||
| Other | 17 (20.0) | |||
| Paid employment status | 164 | 69 | ||
| Employed part or full time | 68 (41.5) | 31 (44.9) | ||
| Extent felt financially comfortable | 174 | 83 | ||
| Barely enough or needed more money for bills and basic needs | 63 (36.2) | 32 (38.6) | ||
| Enough money for a few extra things | 68 (39.1) | 27 (32.5) | ||
| Financially comfortable | 43 (24.7) | 24 (28.9) | ||
| Any children under age 10 living at home | 175 | 20 (11.4) | 85 | 6 (7.1) |
a
Unless otherwise noted, the statistic provided is the n (%) having the characteristic.