Table 5.

Outcome measures used to monitor effectiveness of interventions

(n = 46)	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always
Respiratory rate	2	13	35	39	11
FiO2/O2 requirements	4	7	9	59	22
SpO2	0	2	11	50	37
Chest x-ray	2	7	52	37	2
Auscultation	0	2	15	50	33
Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score (CPIS)	72	22	2	0	4
Sputum clearance	0	4	24	48	24
ABGs	13	17	46	20	4
Blood pressure	4	50	20	24	2
Heart rate	7	37	26	26	4
Pain (VAS)	2	20	37	26	15
Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE)	13	30	33	22	2
BORG score	20	35	28	15	2
Progression of assistance required	0	4	4	57	35
Distance mobilised	0	0	7	48	46
Readiness for discharge	0	0	13	57	30
Anxiety level	2	30	39	26	2
Patient appearance	2	17	33	30	17
Other(s) (please specify)	85	2	9	2	2

Values expressed as %. Values in bold represent the top 4 “always” and “never” used outcome measures

FiO ₂ fraction of inspired oxygen, SpO ₂ oxygen saturation, ABGs arterial blood gases, BORG Borg Scale, VAS visual analogue scale