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Table 3 Family members` experience with care in the acute versus the rehabilitation phase. Only items with identical questions in the acute and rehabilitation phase are presented

From: Family members’ experience with in-hospital health care after severe traumatic brain injury: a national multicentre study

Scale/item

Acute, mean (SD)

Rehabilitation, mean (SD)a

Mean Difference

p-value

Organization and Information (10 items), total mean (SD)

4.11 (0.77)

3.86 (0.85)

0.268

0.001

Fixed group of nurses

3.85 (0.99)

3.92 (0.98)

−0.054

0.633

Staff collaboration

4.21 (0.83)

4.01 (0.95)

0.207

0.041

Care/rehabilitation well planned

4.19 (0.95)

3.92 (1.00)

0.297

0.010

Thoughtfulness, care for patient

4.44 (0.71)

4.20 (0.88)

0.257

0.002

Seemed professionally competent

4.50 (0.72)

4.17 (0.94)

0.327

0.002

Took account of family situation

3.94 (1.02)

3.78 (1.03)

0.186

0.071

Thoughtfulness, care for family members

3.93 (1.03)

3.55 (1.19)

0.416

< 0.001

Interested in your opinions

3.72 (1.15)

3.47 (1.17)

0.283

0.008

Gave understandable information

Information test, examination

4.17 (0.93)

4.09 (0.98)

3.89 (1.05)

3.61(1.10)

0.295

0.527

0.007

< 0.001

  1. aOnly including family members of patients who received rehabilitation (n = 113)