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Perceived social support |
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| F-Sozu dimension |
All patients (n = 62) |
'High-scoring patients' (n = 18) |
'Low-scoring patients' (n = 44) |
t test |
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d.f. |
p |
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| Total social support |
4.3 ± 0.8 |
3.9 ± 1.0 |
4.4 ± 0.5 |
2.90 |
22.6 |
≤ 0.01 |
| Emotional support |
4.4 ± 0.8 |
4.2 ± 0.9 |
4.4 ± 0.7 |
2.24 |
20.9 |
≤ 0.05 |
| Practical support |
4.0 ± 0.8 |
3.5 ± 0.9 |
4.3 ± 0.6 |
1.88 |
60 |
≤ 0.064a |
| Social integrity |
4.2 ± 0.7 |
3.9 ± 0.8 |
4.4 ± 0.5 |
3.53 |
23.4 |
≤ 0.005 |
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The Questionnaire for Social Support (F-Sozu) was used to compare 'high-scoring patients' with a Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome 10-Questions Inventory (PTSS-10) score greater than or equal to the cutoff score of 35, indicating an increased risk for development of post-traumatic stress disorder, with 'low-scoring patients' with a PTSS-10 below the cutoff score. Scores are shown as means ± SD. For each of the 22 items a rating between 1 (low support) and 5 (high support) was possible. A post-hoc t test was applied for independent samples. aTrend. | ||||||
Deja et al. Critical Care 2006 10:R147 doi:10.1186/cc5070 |
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