Table 1. Participants’ characteristics.
| Age* | 58.1 ± 16.1 |
| Sex | |
| Male (N, %) | 20 (71%) |
| Female (N, %) | 8 (29%) |
| Living situation | |
| Alone (N, %) | 5 (19%) |
| With parents (N, %) | 2 (8%) |
| With a partner, no children (N, %) | 11 (42%) |
| With a partner and children (N, %) | 7 (27%) |
| Alone, with children (N, %) | 1 (4%) |
| Educational level | |
| Low (N, %) | 4 (15%) |
| Middle (N, %) | 13 (50%) |
| High (N, %) | 9 (35%) |
| Paid job | |
| Yes (N, %) | 13 (50%) |
| No (N, %) | 13 (50%) |
| Type of trauma | |
| Fall (N, %) | 18 (64%) |
| Accident (N, %) | 10 (36%) |
| ISS score *ǂ | 11.8 ± 9.9 |
| ISS < 16 (N, %) | 13 (57%) |
| ISS ≥ 16 (N, %) | 10 (43%) |
| Time between trauma and focus group (m) * | 7.9 ± 3.5 |
| IES score * | 21.2 ± 22.0 |
| Avoidance * | 0.9 ± 0.8 |
| Intrusion * | 1.0 ± 1.2 |
| Hyperarousal * | 1.1 ± 1.2 |
| HADS anxiety * | 5.8 ± 5.5 |
| No anxiety (N, %) | 15 (68%) |
| Doubtful (N, %) | 2 (9%) |
| Anxiety (N, %) | 5 (23%) |
| HADS depressive symptoms * | 5.0 ± 5.3 |
| No symptoms (N, %) | 16 (70%) |
| Doubtful symptoms (N, %) | 3 (13%) |
| Depressive symptoms (N, %) | 4 (17%) |
* The means and standard deviations are provided, unless stated otherwise.
ǂ ISS scores could be calculated only for patients who were hospitalized after treatment in the shock room and not for patients who were discharged after treatment in the shock room.
Abbreviations: ISS = Injury severity score; m = months; IES = Impact of event scale; HADS = hospital anxiety and depression scale.