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Table 1 Participant characteristics by report of nearby patient likely to die

From: Cardiac patients’ perceptions of neighboring patients’ risk: influence on psychological stress in the ED and subsequent posttraumatic stress

 

Perceived a nearby patient was likely to die

YES (N = 91)

NO (N = 676)

PTSD Score (1 month)**

28.3 (14.8)

24.2 (10.6)

Age*

58.0 (11.2)

61.7 (13.0)

Sex, Male (%)

52

54

Hispanic ethnicity (%)

58

56

Confirmed ACS** (%)

24

35

GRACE Risk Score

142.8 (49.7)

154.6 (47.2)

Charlson Comorbidity Index

1.7 (1.9)

1.9 (2.1)

PHQ depression score

8.1 (5.9)

6.3 (5.9)

Mean EDWIN crowding score**

1.58 (.41)

1.46 (.37)

Personal ED threat perceptions**

13.29 (5.25)

10.63 (4.09)

  1. SD standard deviation
  2. *p < .05; **p < .01