Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children after paediatric intensive care treatment compared to children who survived a major fire disaster

Table 3 Correlations between the risk factors and symptoms of PTSD in children at three and nine months follow-up after paediatric intensive care treatment.

	Symptoms of PTSD at three months		Symptoms of PTSD at nine months
	n	r	n	R
Characteristics of the medical event
Length of stay in PICU	29	-0.12	28	0.25
Length of artificial ventilation	18	-0.20	20	0.28
Main reason for PICU admission	29	-0.00	28	0.15
Risk of mortality	29	0.11	28	0.06
Follow-up time	29	0.00	28	-0.01
Characteristics of the child
Gender	29	0.13	28	0.17
Age of the child	29	0.02	28	0.31
Symptoms of PTSD at three months	-	-	21	0.77**
Parental stress reactions at nine months follow-up
Mother's psychological distress score	25	0.48*	25	0.52**
Mother's PTSD score	27	0.64**	27	0.73**
Father's psychological distress score	23	0.37	21	0.70**
Father's PTSD score	19	0.43	22	0.37
Total	29		28

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