Table 2 Baseline characteristics of health care professionals that participated in the needs assessment and usability test
From: Development of a patient decision aid for discharge planning of hospitalized patients with stroke
HCP characteristic | Needs assessment (survey, n = 76) | Usability test (survey, n = 35) |
|---|---|---|
Age, years – mean (SD) | 42.0 (11.8) | 39.6 (12.1) |
Function | ||
- neurologist | 32 (42.1) | 7 (20.0) |
- resident neurology | 13 (17.1) | 5 (14.3) |
- rehabilitation specialist | 8 (10.6) | 1 (2.9) |
- resident rehabilitation specialist | 1 (1.3) | 2 (5.7) |
- geriatrician | 0 (0) | 6 (17.1) |
- stroke nurse | 12 (15.8) | 2 (5.7) |
- occupational therapist | 3 (3.9) | 4 (11.4) |
- physiotherapist | 2 (2.6) | 5 (14.3) |
- speech therapist | 1 (1.3) | 3 (8.6) |
- transfer nurse | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0) |
- other | 3 (3.9) | 0 (0) |
Average professional experience with stroke care – mean (SD) | 12.8 (10.4) | 10.3 (8.3) |
Organization type | ||
- academic hospital | 2 (2.6) | 5 (14.3) |
- teaching hospital | 60 (79.0) | 22 (62.8) |
- non-teaching hospital | 12 (15.8) | 1 (2.9) |
- rehabilitation facility (IRF or SNF) | 2 (2.6) | 7 (20) |
Self-estimated stroke knowledge | ||
- excellent | 16 (21.1) | 6 (17.2) |
- good | 41 (53.9) | 25 (71.4) |
- reasonable | 18 (23.7) | 4 (11.4) |
- mediocre | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0) |