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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Crit Care. 2016 Nov;25(6):498–507. doi: 10.4037/ajcc2016730

Table 2.

Intervention Delivery (N=13)

Intervention Num (percent)

Introductory interview complete 13 (100%)

Duration of introductory interview, Mean
(SD)
54.55 min
(20.18)

Mode
  In person 10 (76.9%)
  By phone 3 (23.1%)

Surrogate contacted on greater than 90%
of eligible days
13 (100%)

Information/support modules: frequency
of use by patient
  Communicating with your family
  member
12 (92.3%)
  Coping with stress 10 (76.9%)
  ICU physicians 9 (69.2%)
  ICU staff 8 (61.5%)
  The Family meeting 6 (46.2%)
  Goals of Care 5 (38.5%)
  Making a decision 3 (23.1%)
  Withdrawal of LST 3 (23.1%)
  Code status 2 (15.4%)
  Hospice 2 (15.4%)

Average total daily time spend on
patient/family (minutes)
  1–15 0
  16–30 0
  31–45 1 (8.3%)
  46–60 2 (16.7%)
  61–75 2 (16.7%)
  76–90 2 (16.7%)
  91–120 3 (25.0%)
  More than 120 2 (16.7%)

Mode (for any daily contact)
  In person 12 (92.3%)
  By phone 6 (46.2%)

Family Meeting (percent of patients with
any)
7 (53.9%)

3–5 day follow–up phone calls complete 13 (100%)

2 week follow–up phone calls complete 13 (100%)

Abbreviations: SD Standard Deviation