Table 2.
Unadjusted Poisson regression model results for health care utilization and change in PTDS parameters from baseline to end of study in parents of infants with CHD.
| ED visits (N=129) | Unscheduled cardiologist visits (N=129) | Unscheduled pediatrician visits (N=121) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in PTSD | RR | 95% CI | P-value | RR | 95% CI | P-value | RR | 95% CI | P-value |
| PTSD Diagnosis (No)* | REF | REF | REF | ||||||
| Diminished Diagnosis | 1.51 | 0.61–3.74 | 0.376 | 2.60 | 0.59–3.31 | 0.203 | 1.02 | 0.38–2.77 | 0.967 |
| Gained Diagnosis | 1.92 | 1.08–3.41 | 0.026 | 2.14 | 1.70–3.05 | 0.002 | 1.29 | 0.74–2.27 | 0.360 |
| Diagnosis (yes)* | 1.01 | 0.37–2.75 | 0.993 | 2.33 | 1.45–2.90 | 0.009 | 0.51 | 0.16–1.61 | 0.252 |
| Total Symptom Severity | 0.95 | 0.92–0.97 | 0.001 | 0.89 | 0.85–0.94 | <0.001 | 0.95 | 0.92–0.97 | <0.001 |
| Number of Symptoms | 0.76 | 0.54–1.06 | 0.112 | 0.68 | 0.42–1.11 | 0.125 | 0.82 | 0.58–1.13 | 0.226 |
| Re-experiencing | 0.92 | 0.84–0.99 | 0.045 | 0.79 | 0.68–0.91 | 0.002 | 0.91 | 0.85–0.98 | 0.016 |
| Avoidance | 0.86 | 0.79–0.92 | <0.001 | 0.76 | 0.67–0.86 | <0.001 | 0.90 | 0.84–0.96 | 0.003 |
| Arousal | 0.91 | 0.83–0.97 | 0.013 | 0.76 | 0.66–0.87 | <0.001 | 0.87 | 0.81–0.93 | <0.001 |
Note.
*
At both time points, according to the PTDS diagnostic criteria; PTDS= Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (Foa, et al., 1997); RR= Relative Rate [exp(β)]; 95% CI=95% Confidence Intervals.