Tracheostomy in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome is not related to quality of life, symptoms of psychiatric disorders or return-to-work: the prospective DACAPO cohort study

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Table 3 Univariate analysis of HRQoL and symptoms of psychiatric disorders in ARDS survivors after 12 months (n = 388)

	Tracheostomy (n = 205)	Non-tracheostomy (n = 183)	p value	Missing (n)
PCS-12^a, mean (± SD)	40.3 (± 10.8)	43.9 (± 11.0)	0.005*	83
MCS-12^a, mean (± SD)	44.5 (± 12.8)	44.3 (± 14.0)	0.887	83
PHQ-9^a, mean (± SD)	6.5 (± 5.1)	6.1 (± 5.4)	0.517	24
PTSS-14^a, mean (± SD)	35.3 (± 18.0)	32.6 (± 17.6)	0.156	25
Depression^b
Yes, n (%)	32 (16%)	18 (10%)	0.078	18
Anxiety disorder^b
Yes, n (%)	20 (10%)	11(6%)	0.170	34
PTSD^b
Yes, n (%)	20 (10%)	16 (9%)	0.721	22
OCD^b
Yes, n (%)	6 (3%)	5 (3%)	0.883	27

MCS-12 Mental Component Scale of Short-Form 12 Questionnaire, PCS-12 Physical Component Scale of Short-Form 12 Questionnaire, OCD obsessive–compulsive disorder, PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire-9, PTSS-14 Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome 14-Questions Inventory
*p < 0.05
^aHealth-related quality of life and symptoms of psychiatric disorders (depression, PTSD) were diagnosed according to the results of patient self-reported questionnaires
^bPsychiatric disorders diagnosed by a physician were recorded by patient self-report in the follow-up questionnaires