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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2017 Feb;10(2):e003132. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.116.003132

Figure 1. Study design: randomized clinical trial with crossover.

Figure 1

At three time points, we obtained measures of our three outcomes: nurses’ knowledge (6 months), quality of care (5 days), and patient outcomes (6 months). Following baseline data collection, hospitals were randomized to receive the intervention (Group 1) or to continue their usual practice (Group 2). The intervention consisted of an online ECG monitoring education program (Part 1; 9 months) and strategies to implement and sustain change in practice (Part 2; 6 months). Data were collected from both groups at Time 2 after Group 1 received the intervention. Final data collection occurred at Time 3 after Group 2 received the intervention. Data collection time points were 15 months apart.