Summary of quantitative data responses to the nine domains in the patient satisfaction questionnaire administered at 3 months postintervention, when the primary outcome assessment took place
| Intervention component | PEQ domain | Trial group | Respondents | Median score* (cm) | 1st, 3rd quartile (cm) | Interquartile distance (cm) | Median difference (95% CI) (cm) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physiotherapy | Exercises to get you moving/back on your feet | U I | 83 95 | 6.1 5.0 | 1.2, 10.3 1.1, 7.9 | 9.1 6.8 | 1.40 (0.00 to 4.00) | 0.039† |
| Nutritional care | Help with eating and nutrition | U I | 87 95 | 9.9 5.4 | 4.8, 14.5 2.3, 10.0 | 9.7 7.7 | 1.60 (0.00 to 3.80) | 0.038† |
| Case management | Transfer from ICU to the ward | U I | 73 67 | 5.7 5.2 | 1.7, 14.9 4.8, 10.0 | 13.2 5.2 | 0.20 (−0.90 to 2.80) | 0.481 |
| Ward staff's understanding of your time in intensive care | U I | 78 87 | 5.1 5.1 | 1.1, 10.2 1.9, 8.0 | 9.1 6.1 | 0.00 (−1.10 to 1.20) | 0.850 | |
| Help, support and advice with being independent | U I | 81 95 | 5.5 5.3 | 1.2, 10.1 2.6, 10.0 | 8.9 7.4 | 0.10 (−1.10 to 1.40) | 0.787 | |
| Being involved in decisions about your care | U I | 81 91 | 10.0 7.3 | 5.0, 15.0 4.8, 14.3 | 10.0 9.5 | 0.70 (−0.40 to 3.30) | 0.226 | |
| Organisation and coordination of care | U I | 83 96 | 7.1 5.3 | 4.8, 12.0 2.2, 10.0 | 7.2 7.8 | 1.30 (0.00 to 3.50) | 0.045† | |
| Information provision | Information about what happened in intensive care | U I | 68 83 | 10.2 3.6 | 5.0, 16.9 1.0, 10.0 | 11.9 9.0 | 4.90 (2.80 to 8.00) | <0.001† |
| Knowing what to expect after you got home | U I | 81 89 | 10.0 7.2 | 5.0, 15.0 2.6, 14.9 | 10.0 12.3 | 0.50 (−0.40 to 3.30) | 0.308 |
*VAS scores: excellent (0), very good (5), good (10), ok (15) and poor (20).
†p values are with the Wilcoxon Mann-Whitney test; as this test is not a median test but a rank sum test, the point estimates are not the difference between the two medians.
I, intervention group; ICU, intensive care unit; PEQ, patient experience questionnaire; U, usual care group; VAS, visual analogue scale.