Table 1 Socio-demographic, health behaviour and psychosocial characteristics of bereaved and non-bereaved participants
Young | Older | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bereaved (N = 21) | Non-bereaved (N = 20) | Bereaved (N = 26) | Non-bereaved (N = 26) | |||
N (%) / Mean (SD) | p | N (%) / Mean (SD) | p | |||
Age (years) | 31.8 (9.03) | 31.7 (8.41) | .97 | 71.3 (5.79) | 72.6 (5.72) | .42 |
Gender (Female) | 9 (43) | 10 (50) | .65 | 18 (69) | 17 (65) | .77 |
Ethnicity (Caucasian) | 21 (100) | 17 (85) | .07 | 26 (100) | 25 (96) | .31 |
Occupational status (non-manual) | 16 (76) | 20 (100) | .02 | 19 (76) | 21 (81) | .68 |
Taking medications | 4 (19) | 0 (0) | .04 | 15 (60) | 15 (58) | .87 |
Alcohol intake (daily or more) | 5 (25) | 2 (10) | .21 | 10 (38) | 7 (27) | .38 |
Smokers | 5 (25) | 4 (20) | .71 | 2 (1) | 3 (12) | .64 |
Body Mass Index | 24.3 (4.20) | 23.0 (2.70) | .27 | 26.2 (3.93) | 25.5 (3.36) | .52 |
Exercise score | 7.8 (5.95) | 9.6 (4.83) | .30 | 5.5 (1.35) | 8.0 (1.35) | .21 |
Fruit and vegetable consumption score | 9.8 (2.96) | 8.9 (2.27) | .28 | 9.3 (2.03) | 9.9 (2.04) | .27 |
Fat consumption score | 10.6 (3.53) | 11.3 (2.65) | .49 | 10.6 (3.66) | 10.0 (3.21) | .56 |
HADS anxiety scorea | 8.0 (4.63) | 5.2 (3.08) | .03 | 8.6 (4.90) | 4.2 (2.95) | <.001 |
HADS depression scorea | 4.7 (3.15) | 2.5 (2.50) | .02 | 6.1 (5.54) | 2.42 (2.32) | .003 |
Social support score (MOS)a | 73.8 (17.68) | 80.4 (12.65 ) | .18 | 70.4 (19.61) | 80.2 (16.26) | .06 |
Core bereavement items (CBI) | 23.2 (10.93) | - | - | 29.8 (13.28) | - | - |
The Impact Event Scale (IES) | 33.1 (15.52) | - | - | 33.2 (15.6) | - | - |
Death expected - yes | 18 (86) | - | - | 21 (84) | - | - |
Bereavement type Spousal | 2(10) | - | - | 17 (65) | - | - |
Close relative (parent) | 8 (38) | - | - | 3 (12) | - | - |
Distant relative/friend | 11 (52) | - | - | 6 (23) | - | - |