Table 2 The independent t test in patients with a sentinel event by suicidal and non-suicidal groups
From: Sentinel events and predictors of suicide among inpatients at psychiatric hospitals
Characteristic | Suicidal group (N = 29) | Non-suicidal group (N = 46) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 39.3 ± 11.6 | 49.7 ± 18.0 | 0.015 |
Disease duration, years | 9.9 ± 8.3 | 13.1 ± 9.2 | 0.813 |
Inpatient episode | 5.3 ± 4.1 | 3.3 ± 3.1 | 0.225 |
Length of hospital stay before sentinel event occurrence, h | 109.1 ± 158.4 | 47.3 ± 61.2 | 0.001 |
Level of education, years | 10.4 ± 3.9 | 8.6 ± 3.5 | 0.319 |
Time between sentinel event occurrence and resulting death, h | 4.4 ± 10.1 | 14.7 ± 59.7 | 0.029 |
Nursing care, h | 1.8 ± 1.1 | 2.4 ± 0.9 | 0.521 |
Seniority of attending doctors, years | 9.5 ± 5.9 | 8.4 ± 6.2 | 0.472 |