Table 2.

Psychometric characteristics.

Characteristics	No psychological distress [N = 43]	Psychological distress [N = 18]	χ2 or F	df	p
Temperament evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego autoquestionnaire (TEMPS-A)
TEMPS-A cyclothymic, $\overline{x}$ ± SD	0.93 ± 1.08	3.39 ± 3.45	15.29	1	<0.001***
TEMPS-A depressive, $\overline{x}$ ± SD	0.65 ± 1.09	2.28 ± 2.82	6.83	1	0.01*
TEMPS-A irritable, $\overline{x}$ ± SD	0.61 ± 1.02	1.17 ± 1.34	2.74	1	0.10
TEMPS-A hyperthymic, $\overline{x}$ ± SD	4.54 ± 1.96	4.61 ± 2.79	0.21	1	0.64
TEMPS-A anxious, $\overline{x}$ ± SD	0.93 ± 0.90	1.22 ± 0.88	0.003	1	0.94
Difficulties in emotion regulation scale (DERS)
DERS Non-acceptance, $\overline{x}$ ± SD	11.27 ± 5.08	12.78 ± 5.33	0.76	1	0.38
DERS Goals, $\overline{x}$ ± SD	11.05 ± 4.25	12.28 ± 3.95	0.12	1	0.72
DERS Impulse, $\overline{x}$ ± SD	9.63 ± 3.14	12.67 ± 4.04	9.79	1	0.003**
DERS Awareness, $\overline{x}$ ± SD	16.15 ± 5.41	16.28 ± 6.56	0.00	1	0.98
DERS Strategies, $\overline{x}$ ± SD	13.73 ± 4.49	15.61 ± 5.36	0.90	1	0.34
DERS Clarity, $\overline{x}$ ± SD	9.85 ± 4.67	15.00 ± 5.56	9.23	1	0.004**

^*p < 0.05;

^**p < 0.01;

^***p < 0.001. Significant results in bold characters. Abbreviations: DERS, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale; df, degrees of freedom; F, value of variance of the group means; p, statistical significance; SD, standard deviation; TEMPS-A, Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego Autoquestionnaire; $\overline{x}$, mean; χ², chi-squared test. Model controlled for Age, Sex, Living alone, Length of hospitalization, Admission to ICU, Use of Immunomodulating therapies, and Post-hospitalization interval.