The communication between patient relatives and physicians in intensive care units

Cicekci, Faruk; Duran, Numan; Ayhan, Bunyamin; Arican, Sule; Ilban, Omur; Kara, Iskender; Turkoglu, Melda; Yildirim, Fatma; Hasirci, Ismail; Karaibrahimoglu, Adnan; Kara, Inci

doi:10.1186/s12871-017-0388-1

BMC Anesthesiology

Table 3 The compare of socio-demographic data on the communication towards attitude questionaire of the patients’ relatives according to the informing, empathy and trust sub-dimensions

From: The communication between patient relatives and physicians in intensive care units

	N	INFORMING		EMPATY		TRUST
	N	Median (25th-75th Percentile)	p	Median (25th–75th Percentile)	p	Median (25th–75th Percentile)	p
Gender
Male	116	37 (21–44)	0.378	41 (18–44)	0.087	25 (16–30)	0.011
Female	65	36 (20–45)	0.378	40 (30–45)	0.087	24 (12–28)	0.011
Education
No education	8	41 (34–41)^a	0.006	40.5 (40–45)	0.015	26 (26–26)	0.003
Primary school	56	37 (26–44)^b		41 (32–45)^a		24 (17–29)
Middle school	25	36 (27–41)^a,b		41 (18–44)		22 (16–28)
High school	58	37 (21–45)		41 (31–45)		26 (19–30)^a
University	34	37 (20–42)		38 (24–45)^a		22 (11–29)^a
Descriptions of physicians
Legal-technical consultant	74	37 (21–43)^a	0.036	40 (24–45)^a	0.041	25.5 (16–30)	0.181
Advisor	50	37 (20–41)		41 (18–45)^b		22 (11–29)
Friend	12	38.5 (31–42)		42 (34–45)		26 (22–29)
Protector	32	41 (29–45)^a		45 (24–45)^a,b		24 (16–29)
Others	13	34 (32–41)		40 (34–45)		25,823–28)
Age groups
< 35	54	33 (20–45)^a,b	0.001	37 (18–45)^a,b	0.001	22 (11–30)	0.131
35–50	65	37 (27–43)^a		42 (31–45)^a		25 (17–29)
> 50	62	39 (26–44)^b		42 (32–45)^b		26 (16–29)
How close the patients’ relatives were to the patient
Spouses	31	40 (31–42)		41,824–45)		26 (19–27)^a
Children	104	37 (22–44)		41 (18–44)		24 (11–29)^b
Sister/Brother	17	36 (29–41)	0.082	42 (37–45)	0.332	25 (16–30)	0.043
Grandson	14	41 (28–45)		37 (24–44)		22 (22–30)
Parents	5	40 (26–43)		40 (31–45)		23 (19–26)
Cousin/distant relative	10	37.5 (34–41)		40.5 (36–45)		20.5 (19–22)^a,b
The frequency of patient relatives’ seeing the patients before they were taken to the ICU
More than once a day	41	37 (20–43)^a		41 (30–44)^a		25 (11–29)^a
Once a day	102	38 (28–44)		41 (18–44)^b		25 (16–30)^b
Once in every 2 or 3 days	32	35.5 (21–45)^b	0.015	40 (31–44)^c	0.002	22.5 (16–28)	0.009
Once in a week or less	6	45 (31–45)^a,b		37 (24–37)^a,b,c		28 (26–28)^a,b
The frequency of visits to the patients in the ICU by patient relatives
Everyday	86	37.5 (20–44)	0.159	41 (18–45)^a	<0.001	26 (11–29)^a,b	0.001
Once in every 2 or 3 days	60	36 (21–43)		40 (24–45)^b		22 (16–30)^a,c
Once a week	12	38.5 (29–45)		37 (32–43)^c		21 (19–28)^d
Less than once a week	23	37 (31–41)		26 (24–45)^abc		26 (14–29)^bcd
The duration of how long the patient relatives spoke to the physicians
1–2 min	43	37 (20–459	0.289	38 (24–45)^a	0.001	24 (11–28)	0.079
5 min	93	37 (26–44)		40 (18–45)^b,c		25 (17–29)
10 min	44	35.5 (27–43)		42 (32–45)^a,b		23 (16–29)
> 10 min	15	37 (35–41)		45 (41–45)^c		22 (21–30)
The situations that relieved the stress of patient relatives*
Speaking with the doctor
Yes	121	37 (20–43)	0.487	41 (24–45)	0.002	26 (11–30)	0.001
No	60	36 (21–44)	0.487	38 (18–44)	0.002	22 (16–29)	0.001
Being with the patient
Yes	93	37 (21–45)	0.001	40 (18–45)	0.001	24 (11–29)	0.537
No	88	37.5 (26–45)	0.001	42 (32–459	0.001	24.5 (17–30)	0.537
Praying
Yes	70	36.5 (20–43)	0.004	40 (18–45)	0.245	24 (11–30)	0.855
No	111	38 (21–45)	0.004	41 (24–45)	0.245	25 (16–29)	0.855
Getting good news
Yes	104	37 (22–45)	0.508	41 (18–45)	0.742	24 (11–29)	0.594
No	77	37 (21–43)	0.508	41 (24–45)	0.742	25 (16–30)	0.594
The characteristics of ICU physicians that were important to patient relatives*
Getting good news
Yes	83	37 (29–44)	0.001	42 (24–45)	0.001	24 (16–29)	0.308
No	98	36 (20–45)	0.001	40 (18–45)	0.001	24 (11–30)	0.308
Giving accurate information
Yes	128	39 (28–44)	0.042	43 (18–45)	0.002	25 (11–30)	0.009
No	53	37 (22–45)	0.042	40 (24–45)	0.002	22 (16–29)	0.009
Having a sympathetic attitude
Yes	37	37 (20–42)	0.016	40 (24–45)	0.324	26 (11–29)	0.003
No	144	37 (21–43)	0.016	41 (18–43)	0.324	24 (16–31)	0.003
Detailed medical explanation
Yes	54	37 (18–42)	0.569	41 (18–45)	0.760	25 (19–29)	0.008
No	127	37 (20–45)	0.569	40 (24–45)	0.760	24 (11–30)	0.008
Interest and relevance
Yes	73	37 (20–43)	0.522	41 (24–45)	0.871	24 (11–30)	0.676
No	108	37 (21–45)	0.522	41 (18–45)	0.871	24.5 (16–29)	0.676

*Multiple answers were given
^a,b,c,dThe results found statistical difference in group was shown in the same letter
The results found statistical difference in group was shown as italicize data

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