Table 6

Secondary outcomes: advance directive, surrogacy, decisional conflict, depression, anxiety and impact of death on surrogate decision-maker

Intervention Mean (SD)Control Mean (SD)P valuesMissings
(intervention/control)
MI P values
Patient discharge/interventionHADS anxietyMean (SD)4.22 (3.87)4.44 (3.25)0.77020/40.820
Score≥8 n (%)n=11 (30)n=11 (20)0.31020/40.853
HADS depressionMean (SD)5.73 (4.24)5.04 (3.67)0.4220/40.328
Score≥8 n (%)n=12 (32)n=15 (28)0.63020/40.903
Decisional conflictMean (SD)13.47 (15.08)36.28 (24.44)<0.00120/70.000
Advance directivesYes n (%)34 (92)18 (33)<0.00120/40.000
SurrogateYes n (%)35 (95)44 (82)0.10020/40.256
Patient 6 months after discharge/interventionHADS anxietyMean (SD)3.72 (2.79)3.9 (3.73)0.8332/190.712
Score≥8 n (%)n=3 (12)n=8 (21)0.35332/190.114
HADS depressionMean (SD)4.68 (3.36)4.41 (3.44)0.7632/190.721
Score≥8 n (%)n=5 (20)n=7 (18)0.83932/190.602
Decisional conflictMean (SD)14.44 (13.10)33.51 (23.99)<0.00132/200.000
Advance directivesYes n (%)27 (100)17 (44)0.00432/190.001
SurrogateYes n (%)27 (100)30 (77)0.04032/190.009
Surrogate 6 months after discharge/intervention or 3 months after deathHADS anxietyMean (SD)6.11 (5.20)6.35 (3.41)0.8019/60.748
Score≥8 n (%)n=15 (40)n=19 (37)0.77719/60.828
HADS depressionMean (SD)5.45 (5.74)5.37 (4.32)0.9419/60.889
Score≥8 n (%)n=10 (26)n=10 (19)0.43119/60.543
Decisional conflictMean (SD)20.18 (14.96)40.36 (23.42)<0.00133/230.000
Impact of eventMean (SD)44.15 (15.04)47.56 (12.90)0.5244/420.034
Score≥33 n (%)n=10 (77)n=15 (94)0.26044/420.340
  • n=number of patients.

  • HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale ; MI, multiple imputation.