The impact of patient delirium in the intensive care unit: patterns of anxiety symptoms in family caregivers

Table 3 Anxiety Prevalence for GAD-7 Items by Patient Delirium Detection

GAD-7 Items^a	Clinical Assessment CAM-ICU^c	Family-Administered Sour Seven^d
Feeling nervous, anxious or on edge	42.3 (29.6–56.1)	44.2 (34.5–54.4)
Not being able to stop or control worrying	44.2 (31.4–57.9)	41.4 (31.6–51.3)
Worrying too much about different things	44.2 (31.4–57.9)	36.8 (27.7–47.0)
Trouble relaxing	38.5 (26.2–52.3)	36.8 (27.7–47.0)
Being so restless that it is hard to sit still	28.8 (18.1–42.6)	24.2 (16.6–33.9)
Becoming easily annoyed or irritable	30.8 (19.7–44.6)	26.3 (18.4–36.1)
Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen	46.2 (33.1–59.8)	41.1 (31.6–51.3)
Total Score^b	40.4 (27.9–54.2)	35.8 (26.7–46.0)

CAM-ICU = Confusion Assessment Method for ICU
GAD-7 = Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7
^aEach item scored as 0, not at all; 1, several days; 2, more than half the days; 3, nearly every day
^bTotal score 10 and above indicates clinically significant condition
^cScored as present/absent
^dSour Seven is scored out of 18; cutpoint of 4
The prevalence of family caregivers for critically ill patients with delirium to indicate an item score 2 or greater or to report a total score that indicates clinically significant anxiety
All values represent % with 95% CIs
Bold text indicates most prevalent symptoms of anxiety

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