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Table 6 Example of findings for protocol on “Breathing Difficulties”

From: Identifying key items to be addressed by non-clinical operators to manage out-of-hours telephone triage services for older adults seeking non-urgent unplanned care in Belgium: an e-Delphi study

Survey two results

 
 

Relevance

Consensus status

Item

Not relevant at all

Somewhat relevant

Quite relevant

Extremely relevant

Total

Yes/no (positive/negative)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

N

(%)

 

1. Symptoms specific for older adults/geriatric patients

1

(10)

1

(10)

6

(60)

2

(20)

10

(100)

Yes (positive)

2. Coughing

1

(10)

4

(40)

4

(40)

1

(10)

10

(100)

No

3. Coloured sputa

1

(10)

3

(30)

4

(40)

2

(20)

10

(100)

No

4. Fever

0

(0)

4

(40)

3

(30)

3

(30)

10

(100)

No

5. Symptoms related to heart failure

0

(0)

1

(10)

4

(40)

5

(50)

10

(100)

Yes (positive)

Consensus meeting results

 
 

Relevance

Consensus status

Item

Not relevant at all

Somewhat relevant

Quite relevant

Extremely relevant

Total

Yes/no (positive/negative)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

N

(%)

 

1. Symptoms specific for older adults/geriatric patients

Consensus obtained during survey two

Yes (positive)

2. Coughing

0

(0)

1

(13)

2

(25)

5

(63)

8

(100)

Yes (positive)

3. Coloured sputa

0

(0)

0

(0)

1

(13)

7

(88)

8

(100)

Yes (positive)

4. Fever

Excluded from final round table discussiona

N/A

5. Symptoms related to heart failure

Consensus obtained during survey two / Excluded from final round table discussiona

Yes (positive

  1. N/A not applicable
  2. Note: asuggestions included in new 1733 protocols