Table 4. Correlations with state anxiety, uncertainty, length of stay in ICU, APACH II scores, and family needs (N = 50).
| State anxiety | Uncertainty in illness | LOS | APACH II score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r (p) | r (p) | r (p) | r (p) | ||
| Family needs | Total | .185 (.274) | .004 (.978) | .223 (.155) | .125 (.429) |
| Assurance | .125 (.430) | .083 (.580) | .180 (.226) | .229 (.117) | |
| Information | .095 (.551) | -.074 (.623) | .222 (.138) | .192 (.197) | |
| Proximity | .346 (.027) | .077 (.607) | .288 (.050) | .171 (.252) | |
| Comfort | -.088 (.574) | -.308 (.033) | -.026 (.858) | .049 (.737) | |
| Support | .123 (.438) | .014 (.925) | .207 (.158) | .145 (.324) | |
| State anxiety | 1 | .496 (.001) | .466 (.002) | .170 (.270) | |
| Uncertainty in illness | .496 (.001) | 1 | .374 (.008) | .281 (.051) | |
| LOS in ICU | .466 (.002) | .374 (.008) | 1 | -.001 (.992) | |
| APACH II score | .170 (.270) | .281 (.051) | -.001 (.992) | 1 |
LOS = length of stay; APACHE II = Acute physiology, age, chronic health evaluation II