Introduction
Methods
Setting and participants
Measures
RNLI
ADL
EQ-5D-3L
Analyses
Model | Structure | Assignment | Meaning | Studies |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Common factor | Item 1–11 | Reintegration to Normal Living | Mothabeng et al. [19] |
2 | Two factors | Item 1–8; Item 9–11 | Daily Functioning; Perception of Self | Wood-Dauphinee et al. [12]; Hitzig et al. [18]; Daneski et al. [15] |
3 | Two factors | Item 1–7; Item 8–11 | Daily Functioning; Personal Integration | Miller et al. [17] |
Results
Participants
Study population (n = 226) | Group 1 (n = 152) | Group 2 (n = 74) |
---|---|---|
Patient characteristics | ||
Female gender, n (%) | 52 (34.2) | 24 (32.4) |
Age in years, mean (SD) | 62.8 (13.9) | 67.5 (12.0) |
Education | ||
≤ 10 years of school education, n (%) | 107 (72.3) | 56 (81.2) |
> 10 years of school education, n (%) | 40 (27.0) | 13 (18.8) |
Others, n (%) | 1 (0.7) | 0 |
N. a., n (%) | 4 (2,6) | 5 (6.8) |
Working (full-/part-time) | ||
Prior to sepsis, n (%) | 65 (43.3) | 11 (14.9) |
At time of interview, n (%) | 25 (16.7) | 1 (1.4) |
Nursing care dependency | ||
Prior to sepsis, n (%) | 11 (7.3) | 23 (31.1) |
At time of interview, n (%) | 52 (34.7) | 52 (73.2) |
Clinical features | ||
Sepsis origin | ||
Community-acquired infection, n (%) | 48 (31.6) | 25 (33.8) |
Hospital-acquired infection, n (%) | 92 (60.5) | 46 (62.2) |
Unknown, n (%) | 12 (7.9) | 3 (4.1) |
Length of hospital stay in days, mean (SD) | 38.5 (29.0) | 51.8 (58.8) |
Maximum SOFA Score, mean (SD) | 10.8 (3.7) | 11.6 (3.7) |
Categorical confirmatory factor analysis
Model | n | \({\chi }^{2}\) | df | p-value (\({\chi }^{2}\)) | CFI | TLI | RMSEA | 90% CI for RMSEA | SRMR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 226 | 182.335 | 119 | < 0.001 | 0.984 | 0.985 | 0.069 | [0.048, 0.088] | 0.070 |
2 | 226 | 164.115 | 115 | 0.002 | 0.988 | 0.988 | 0.062 | [0.039, 0.082] | 0.064 |
3 | 226 | 160.345 | 115 | 0.003 | 0.989 | 0.989 | 0.059 | [0.035, 0.080] | 0.062 |
4 | 226 | 257.464 | 179 | < 0.001 | 0.977 | 0.977 | 0.063 | [0.045, 0.079] | 0.069 |
Item | Thresholds | Factor loadings | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Disagree/somewhat disagree | Somewhat disagree/somewhat agree | Somewhat agree/agree | Common factor (Reintegration to Normal Living) | |
1 | −1.552 | −1.132 | −0.632 | 0.751 |
2 | −1.308 | −0.799 | −0.219 | 0.892 |
3 | −0.722 | −0.349 | −0.040 | 0.860 |
4 | −1.903 | −1.235 | −0.593 | 0.794 |
5 | −1.101 | −0.630 | −0.054 | 0.863 |
6 | −0.888 | −0.350 | 0.287 | 0.882 |
7 | −1.190 | −0.551 | 0.035 | 0.825 |
8 | −1.453 | −0.999 | −0.329 | 0.868 |
9 | −1.786 | −1.322 | −0.707 | 0.909 |
10 | −2.082 | −1.167 | −0.483 | 0.511 |
11 | −1.678 | −0.992 | -0.117 | 0.826 |
Concurrent validity
Group | Factor | RNLI | EQ-5D-3L VAS | EQ-5D-3L utility score |
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Group 1 | EQ-5D-3L VAS | 0.656 [0.556, 0.755] | ||
(n = 152) | EQ-5D-3L Utility Score | 0.568 [0.448, 0.688] | 0.548 [0.446, 0.649] | |
ADL | 0.630 [0.529, 0.731] | 0.631 [0.528, 0.734] | 0.634 [0.539, 0.728] | |
Group 2 | EQ-5D-3L VAS | 0.656 [0.505, 0.806] | ||
(n = 74) | EQ-5D-3L Utility Score | 0.641 [0.473, 0.810] | 0.571 [0.389, 0.754] | |
ADL | 0.710 [0.561, 0.859] | 0.682 [0.531, 0.834] | 0.756 [0.628, 0.885] |