Table I.
Patient and Caregiver Characteristics
| Pediatric patients | Caregivers | |
|---|---|---|
| Variables | M (SD) | M (SD) |
| Age | 9.1 (5.42) | 37.16 (9.09) |
| Peritraumatic distress | 20.80 (10.79)a | 20.47 (9.51) |
| PTSD severity (CPSS-child/caregiver) | 13.90 (11.42)/10.46 (11.06) | — |
| Depression severity (CESD) | 13.35 (11.16) | — |
| Caregiver distress (K6) | — | 6.62 (5.68) |
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 180 (59.8) | 13 (15.5) |
| Female | 121 (40.2) | 71 (84.5) |
| Race | ||
| Black | 135 (44.8) | 40 (50.0) |
| Caucasian | 126 (41.8) | 37 (46.3) |
| Other/bi-racial | 30 (10.0) | 2 (2.5) |
| Pacific Islander | 5 (1.7) | 1 (1.2) |
| Asian | 4 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) |
| American Indian | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic | 277 (92.0) | 73 (88.0) |
| Hispanic | 24 (8.0) | 10 (12.0) |
| Trauma type | ||
| Motor vehicle collision | 139 (45.8) | — |
| ATV/golf cart accident | 22 (7.3) | — |
| Fall | 31 (10.3) | — |
| Gunshot wound/stabbing | 26 (8.6) | — |
| Pedestrian versus auto | 25 (8.3) | — |
| Animal attack/bite | 8 (2.7) | — |
| Burn | 14 (4.7) | — |
| Assault/abuse | 1 (0.3) | — |
| Other | 35 (11.6) | — |
Note. ATV = All-Terrain Vehicle; CESD = Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children; CPSS = Child PTSD Symptom Scale: PDI = peritraumatic distress inventory; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder; SD = standard deviation.
aOnly children above the age of 6 were asked to complete the PDI (n = 46).