Table 4.
Average accuracy of participant monthly study logs by end-of-study satisfaction survey
| Difficulty of procedures | Intervention group
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Control group
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | <85% | 85%–99% | 100% | N | <85% | 85%–99% | 100% | |
| Total sample | 54 | 10 (18.5%) | 30 (55.6%) | 14 (25.9%) | 46 | 12 (26.1%) | 23 (50.0%) | 11 (23.9%) |
| DVD instruction score | ||||||||
| <10 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 10–15 | 7 | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (85.7%) | 1 (14.3%) | 9 | 3 (33.2%) | 3 (33.2%) | 3 (33.2%) |
| 16 (perfect score) | 45 | 10 (22.2%) | 23 (51.1%) | 12 (26.7%) | 35 | 8 (22.9%) | 19 (54.3%) | 8 (22.9%) |
| Treatment | ||||||||
| Easy/somewhat easy | 48 | 10 (20.8%) | 26 (54.2%) | 12 (25.0%) | 45 | 11 (24.4%) | 23 (51.1%) | 11 (24.4%) |
| Difficult/somewhat difficult | 5 | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (60.0%) | 2 (40.0%) | 1 | 1 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Leg-cuff use | ||||||||
| Easy/somewhat easy | 46 | 8 (17.4%) | 25 (54.4%) | 13 (28.3%) | 43 | 10 (23.3%) | 22 (51.2%) | 10 (34.5%) |
| Difficult/somewhat difficult | 7 | 2 (28.6%) | 4 (57.1%) | 1 (14.3%) | 3 | 2 (66.7%) | 1 (33.3%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Comfortable to elevate | ||||||||
| Yes | 34 | 7 (19.4%) | 15 (41.7%) | 12 (33.3%) | 27 | 7 (24.1%) | 10 (34.5%) | 11 (25.6%) |
| No | 2 | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (5.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (6.9%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Thermometer use | ||||||||
| Easy/somewhat easy | 52 | 10 (19.2%) | 28 (53.9%) | 14 (26.9%) | 46 | 12 (26.1%) | 23 (50.0%) | 11 (23.9%) |
| Difficult/somewhat difficult | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Study log use | ||||||||
| Easy/somewhat easy | 48 | 9 (18.8%) | 25 (52.1%) | 14 (29.2%) | 44 | 11 (25.0%) | 22 (50.0%) | 11 (25.0%) |
| Difficult/somewhat difficult | 4 | 1 (25.0%) | 3 (75.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 | 1 (50.0%) | 1 (50.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Note: There are no significant differences between groups, P>0.05.