Table 4.
Univariate Analyses for 13-Month Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory-Short Form Scores
| Effect (95% CI) | p a | |
|---|---|---|
| Parent gender | 0.246 | |
| Male | Reference | |
| Female | 1.96 (−1.39 to 5.32) | |
| Parent age | 0.01 (−0.17 to 0.2) | 0.898 |
| Parent race | 0.041b | |
| Black/African American | 6.95 (1.52 to 12.39) | |
| White/Caucasian | Reference | |
| Other | 2.66 (−3.45 to 8.77) | |
| Parent ethnicity | 0.153b | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4.03 (−1.55 to 9.62) | |
| Non-Hispanic or Latino | Reference | |
| Parent education | 0.008b | |
| Some high school or less | Reference | |
| High school graduate or GED | −3.96 (−10.72 to 2.81) | |
| Vocational school or some college | −8.97 (−15.63 to −2.31) | |
| College degree or higher | −9.54 (−15.86 to −3.21) | |
| Parent marital status | 0.113b | |
| Married | −4.18 (−9.38 to 1.02) | |
| Single | Reference | |
| Relation to child | 0.384 | |
| Biological parent | −2.89 (−9.49 to 3.72) | |
| Other | Reference | |
| Surviving children | 0.211 | |
| No | Reference | |
| Yes | −3.31 (−8.55 to 1.93) | |
| Child gender | 0.793 | |
| Male | Reference | |
| Female | 0.54 (−3.55 to 4.62) | |
| Child age at time of death, years | −0.06 (−0.31 to 0.18) | 0.619 |
| Trajectory of death | 0.203 | |
| Sudden unexpected death | Reference | |
| Death from a congenital anomaly | 5.69 (−0.06 to 11.44) | |
| Death from potentially curable disease | 1.25 (−4.53 to 7.02) | |
| Death from progressive condition with intermittent crises | 3.75 (−1.86 to 9.36) | |
| Mode of death | 0.817 | |
| Brain death | 1.84 (−4.51 to 8.18) | |
| Failed cardiopulmonary resuscitation | 1.11 (−5.63 to 7.86) | |
| Limitation or withdrawal of life support | Reference | |
| Cause of death | 0.323 | |
| Cardiac | 4.99 (−3.34 to 13.32) | |
| Respiratory | 3.54 (−5.43 to 12.51) | |
| Malignancy | 2.67 (−7.46 to 12.79) | |
| Sepsis or multiple organ failure | 9.09 (0.61 to 17.57) | |
| Neurologic | 2.64 (−6.26 to 11.54) | |
| Trauma | Reference | |
| Other | 3.87 (−8.82 to 16.56) | |
| PICU length of stay, days | 0.05 (0 to 0.1) | 0.041b |
| Hospital length of stay, days | 0.05 (0 to 0.1) | 0.033b |
| Six-month ICG scorec | −0.16 (−0.28 to −0.03) | 0.017b |
| Sic-month PHQ-8 scored | −0.48 (−0.77 to −0.2) | 0.001b |
| Six-month SPRINT scoree | −0.26 (−0.49 to −0.04) | 0.023b |
| Six-month overall health | 0.028b | |
| Excellent or very good | Reference | |
| Good | 1.54 (−2.66 to 5.74) | |
| Fair or poor | −5.06 (−10 to −0.12) |
a
Each p-value is from a mixed model with the predictor listed and 13-month PTGI-SF score as the outcome.
b
All variables with p-values <0.2 are candidate predictors for the multivariable model.
c
ICG: Higher scores indicate more grief symptoms.
d
PHQ-8: Higher scores indicate more depression symptoms.
e
SPRINT: Higher scores indicate more PTSD symptoms.
CI, confidence interval.