Table 5 Experiences and satisfaction of relatives with support for relatives from the first COVID-19 wave who were or were not supported by a support team (absolute numbers and rounded percentages)
|  | No support team (n = 36) | Support team (n = 94) | Total (n = 130) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Satisfied with frequency of information, n (%) | 30 (83.3) | 77 (81.9) | 107 (82.3) | 1.000 |
Satisfied with timing of information, n (%) | 29 (82.9) | 70 (76.1) | 99 (78.0) | 0.480 |
Comprehensible information, n (%)a | 34 (97.1) | 90 (95.7) | 124 (96.1) | 1.000 |
No contradictory information, n (%)a | 32 (94.1) | 87 (96.7) | 119 (96.0) | 0.614 |
Felt taken seriously, n (%)a | 34 (100.0) | 91 (97.8) | 125 (98.4) | 1.000 |
Enough time, n (%)a | 33 (97.1) | 84 (90.3) | 117 (92.1) | 0.287 |
Listened carefully, n (%)a | 34 (100) | 89 (94.7) | 123 (96.1) | 0.324 |
Scores for multiple types of healthcare professionals and for support around end-of-life care (range 1–10), median (IQR)b | ||||
Attending ICU nurse score (n = 112) | 9.0 (2.0) | 9.0 (2.0) | 9.0 (2.0) | 0.955 |
Attending ICU physician score (n = 80) | 9.0 (2.0) | 9.0 (3.0) | 9.0 (2.0) | 0.211 |
Psychosocial caregivers score (n = 24) | 8.5 (3.0) | 9.0 (2.0) | 9.0 (2.0) | 0.526 |
Support around end-of-life care score (n = 37)c | 8.0 (1.0) | 8.0 (2.0) | 8.0 (2.0) | 0.595 |