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. 2017 Sep 28;74(2):407–424. doi: 10.1111/jan.13444

Table 2.

Data completeness and completion

Construct Data completeness Completion of PURPOSE‐T according to guidance
Number of items requiring completion Expert nurse baseline assessment Ward/Community nurse assessment Expert nurse follow‐up assessment Denominator (i.e. number of items expected to have been completed) Completion of PURPOSE‐T according to guidance Expert nurse baseline assessment Ward/Community nurse assessment Expert nurse follow‐up assessment
Step 1 Screening
Mobility 1 of 4 99.6% (229/230) 99.6% (229/230) 100.0% (217/217) All patients, as all were required complete step 1 mobility Completed 229 (99.6%) 229 (99.6%) 217 (100%)
Not completed 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%) 0 (0.0%)
Total 230 (100.0%) 230 (100.0%) 217 (100.0%)
Skin status 1 of 4 (if required) 98.7% (78/79) 96.6% (84/87) 100.0% (63/63) All patients for whom only the blue box was ticked for step 1 mobility Appropriate completion (no mobility limitation) 78 (33.9%) 84 (36.5%) 63 (29.0%)
Inappropriate non‐completion (no mobility limitation) 1 (0.4%) 3 (1.3%) 0 (0.0%)
Appropriate non‐completion (mobility limitation) 114 (49.6%) 83 (36.5%) 117 (53.9%)
Inappropriate completion (mobility limitation) 36 (15.7%) 59 (25.7%) 37 (17.1%)
Completed but no mobility assessment 0 (0.0%) 1 (0.4%) 0 (0.0%)
Not completed and no mobility assessment 1 (0.4%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
Total 230 (100.0%) 230 (100.0%) 217 (100.0%)
Decision pathway allocated 1 95.3% (41/43) 85.7% (36/42) 100.0% (38/38) All patients for whom only the blue box was ticked for both step 1 mobility and step 1 skin status
Progression to step 2 195 197 182 Appropriate progression to step 2 185 (80.4%) 185 (80.4%) 179 (82.5%)
Inappropriate progression to step 2 9 (3.9%) 12 (5.2%) 3 (1.4%)
Inappropriate non‐progression to step 2 0 (0.0%) 1 (0.4%) 0 (0.0%)
Appropriate non‐progression to step 2 35 (15.2%) 32 (13.9%) 35 (16.1%)
Step 2 completed but step 1 not completed 1 (0.4%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
Total 230 (100.0%) 230 (100.0%) 217 (100.0%)
Step 2 Full Assessment
Step 1 Mobility 1 of 4 99.5% (194/195) 99.5% (196/197) 100.0% (182/182) All patients who progressed to step 2, as all were required to complete step 1 mobility
Step 1 skin status 1 of 4 (if required) 97.7% (43/44) 96.3% (52/54) 100.0% (28/28) All patients for whom only the blue box was ticked in step 1 mobility who progressed to step 2
Analysis of independent movement 1 of 5 99.0% (193/195) 99.0% (195/197) 98.9% (180/182) All patients who progressed to step 2
Sensory perception and response 1 of 2 96.9% (189/195) 94.9% (187/197) 98.4% (179/182)
Current detailed skin assessment 13 95.5% (2421/2535) 95.3% (2440/2561) 97.5% (2307/2366) 13 (number of main skin sites) x number of patients who progressed to step 2
Previous PU history 1 of 2 99.0% (193/195) 95.9% (189/197) 98.4% (179/182) All patients who progressed to step 2
Previous PU details At least 1 66.7% (40/60) 54.7% (29/53) 57.4% (35/61) All patients reported to have a PU history
Perfusion At least 1 97.9% (191/195) 97.5% (192/197) 97.3% (177/182) All patients who progressed to step 2
Nutrition At least 1 99.0% (193/195) 99.5% (196/197) 97.8% (178/182)
Moisture 1 of 3 99.5% (194/195) 97.0% (191/197) 96.7% (176/182)
Diabetes 1 of 2 99.0% (193/195) 95.9% (189/197) 96.7% (176/182)
Decision pathway allocated 1 of 3 100.0% (194/195) 99.0% (195/197) 100.0% (182/182)
Assessment Decision
Pathway allocated at step 1 or step 3 Appropriate pathway 226 (98.3%) 219 (95.2%) 215 (99.1%)
Inappropriate pathway 4 (1.7%) 10 (4.3%) 2 (0.9%)
No pathway selected 0 (0.0%) 1 (0.4%) 0 (0.0%)
Total 230 (100.0%) 230 (100.0%) 217 (100.0%)