Table 4 Correlation matrix results showing the relationship between the variables belonging to the participants

A: Normal reaction

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B: Initial shock reaction

− .446**

–

C: Denial

− .326**

− .119

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D: Feeling guilty

− .518**

− .189

− .138

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E: Anger

− .226*

− .082

− .060

− .096

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F: Patient’s relative age

.287**

.085

− .062

− .329**

− .188

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G: Patient’s relative gender

.246*

− .153

− .015

− .170

− .063

.099

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H: Education level of patient’s relatives

− .043

− .100

.027

.135

− .020

− .361**

.178

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I: Patient's relative marital status

− .393**

.064

.199*

.191

.261**

− .460**

− .089

.251*

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J: Number of children of the patient's relative

.354**

− .029

− .044

− .273**

− .236*

.619**

.021

− .537**

− .648**

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K: Degree of relationship

− .102

.141

.224*

− .114

− .152

.394**

.424**

− .124

− .137

.300**

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L: Patient's relative’s history of previous ICU visit

− .243*

.107

− .080

.199*

.200*

− .127

− .220*

− .119

.183

− .200*

− 0.180

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M: Patient’s relative’s history of previous psychiatric treatment

.361**

− .411**

.042

.084

− .436**

.201*

.117

− .034

− .191

.222*

0.016

.009

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N: Living in the same house with the patient

.264**

− .109

.073

− .180

− .161

.168

.076

− .002

− .493**

.353**

− .077

− .047

.234*

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O: Length of stay in İCU

.404**

− .160

− .149

− .199*

− .180

.168

.042

− .099

− .141

.214*

.115

− .020

.150

.096

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P: Diagnosis

.140

.043

− .150

− .096

− .092

.021

.111

.065

− .193

.032

− .010

− .307**

− .009

− .039

− .006

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Q: Patient's age

.663**

− .254*

− .267**

− .339**

− .113

.361**

.050

− .106

− .296**

.249*

− .345**

.015

.249*

.299**

.315**

− .048

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R: Patient's gender

− .093

.032

− .050

.090

.119

− .139

− .139

− .118

− .103

.046

− .018

.102

− .090

− .082

− .094

− .038

− .130

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S: GCS

− .032

.128

.174

− .171

− .082

.026

.300**

.087

.111

− .020

.212*

− .366**

− .111

− .028

− .005

.222*

− .138

− .035

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T: APACHE II score

.258**

.068

− .192

− .221*

− .019

.172

.182

.094

− .249*

.191

− .084

− .210*

.056

.068

− .131

.141

.199*

− .005

− 0.124

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