Correlation between social alienation and psychological resilience in patients with multidrug-resistant organism infections under protective isolation

Table 2 General characteristics of study subjects (n = 289)

Variable	Category	n	Percentage
Sex	Male	167	57.79
	Female	122	42.21
Age (years)	18-44	52	17.99
	45-59	78	26.99
	60-74	104	35.99
	≥ 75	55	19.03
Marital status	Unmarried	31	10.73
	Married	198	68.51
	Divorced/widowed	60	20.76
Educational level	Primary school or below	67	23.18
	Junior high school	82	28.37
	High school/technical secondary school	74	25.61
	College or above	66	22.84
Employment status	Employed	89	30.8
	Retired	132	45.67
	Unemployed/other	68	23.53
MDROs type	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus	98	33.91
	Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae	72	24.91
	Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii	56	19.38
	Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa	41	14.19
	Vancomycin-resistant enterococci	22	7.61
Infection site	Respiratory tract	112	38.75
	Urinary tract	68	23.53
	Bloodstream	43	14.88
	Skin and soft tissue	38	13.15
	Other	28	9.69
Isolation duration (days)	3-7	82	28.37
	8-14	118	40.83
	≥ 15	89	30.8
Length of hospital stay (days)	7-14	76	26.3
	15-28	131	45.33
	≥ 29	82	28.37
Number of underlying diseases	0-1	54	18.69
	2-3	137	47.4
	≥ 4	98	33.91
First MDROs infection	Yes	196	67.82
	No	93	32.18
Frequency of family visits	No visits	34	11.76
	Occasional visits (1-2 times/week)	87	30.1
	Frequent visits (3-4 times/week)	102	35.29
	Daily visits (≥ 5 times/week)	66	22.84

MDROs: Multidrug-resistant organisms.