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Table 2 Differences in patient satisfaction in Phase A (control) and Phase B (patient held record)

From: Improving stroke patients' care: a patient held record is not enough

 

Phase A

 

Phase B

 

P-value

Differences in

Adjusted

 

N

Satisfied n (%)

N

Satisfied n (%)

 

% 2

odds ratios

      

B-A (95% CI)

(95% CI)§

Hospital Care

       

Treated with kindness

57

53 (93.0)

38

34 (89.5)

0.71*

-3.5 (-15.3,8.3)

0.6 (0.1,3.2)

Staff attended to needs

57

47 (82.5)

37

31 (83.8)

0.87

1.3 (-14.1,16.8)

1.1 (0.3,3.4)

Able to talk about problems

56

46 (82.1)

38

23 (60.5)

0.02

-21.6 (-40.1,-3.1)

0.3 (0.1,0.9)

Given information re illness

58

39 (67.2)

38

20 (52.6)

0.15

-14.6 (-34.6,5.3)

0.5 (0.2,1.1)

Doctors done all they can

57

49 (86.0)

38

35 (92.1)

0.52*

6.1 (-6.3,18.6)

2.0 (0.5,8.5)

Happy with recovery

58

34 (58.6)

38

30 (78.9)

0.04

20.3 (2.2,38.5)

2.9 (1.1,8.5)

Satisfied with type of therapy

52

46 (88.5)

31

28 (90.3)

1.00*

1.9 (-11.7,15.4)

1.5 (0.3,7.1)

I have had enough therapy

56

31 (54.4)

35

24 (68.8)

0.21

13.2 (-6.9,33.4)

1.9 (0.7,5.0)

Home Care

       

Satisfied with amount of contact with hospital

46

38 (82.6)

28

22 (78.6)

0.67

-4.0 (-22.8,14.7)

0.7 (0.2,3.0)

Information wanted about allowances/benefits

46

28 (60.9)

23

17 (73.9)

0.28

13.0 (-9.9,35.9)

2.0 (0.6,7.1)

Good preparation for return home

42

39 (92.9)

21

20 (95.2)

1.00*

2.4 (-9.6,14.4)

-†

Satisfied with service

58

17 (29.3)

39

10 (25.6)

0.69

-3.7 (-21.7,14.4)

0.8 (0.3,2.2)

  1. * Fisher's Exact Test (Two-Tail), §adjusted for age, sex, race, admission ward, disability at 6 months, † not estimatable