Table 1.
Characteristic | Total Sample (n = 53) | 100% Following (n = 33, 62%) | <100% Following (n = 20, 38%) | p | |
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Mean (SD) | |||||
Age (years) | 59 (12) | 58 (12) | 61 (10) | 0.33 | |
Experience with Technology | 5 (2) | 6 (2) | 5 (2) | 0.17* | |
LOS (days) | 29 (25) | 24 (15) | 38 (34) | 0.08* | |
Length of ICU stay (days) | 8 (11) | 6 (9) | 12 (13) | 0.02** | |
n (%) | p | ||||
Gender | Male | 31 (59) | 16 (52) | 15 (48) | 0.09* |
Female | 22 (41) | 17 (77) | 5 (23) | ||
Marriage | Married | 42 (79) | 25 (60) | 17 (40) | 0.50 |
Unmarried | 11 (21) | 8 (73) | 3 (27) | ||
Employment | Unemployed | 46 (87) | 29 (63) | 17 (37) | 1.00 |
Employed | 7 (13) | 4 (57) | 3 (43) | ||
Education | >High School | 28 (53) | 18 (64) | 10 (36) | 0.75 |
≤ High School | 25 (47) | 15 (60) | 10 (40) | ||
Income | Met Basic Needs | 46 (87) | 27 (59) | 19 (41) | 0.23* |
Not Met Basic Needs | 7 (13) | 6 (86) | 1 (14) | ||
Underlying Disease | Obstructive/COPD | 30 (57) | 18 (60) | 12 (40) | 0.70 |
Non-obstructive | 23 (43) | 15 (65) | 8 (35) | ||
Type of Transplant | Double | 42 (79) | 25 (60) | 17 (40) | 0.50 |
Single | 11 (21) | 8 (73) | 3 (27) | ||
Post-op Ventilator | <48 h | 37 (70) | 24 (65) | 13 (35) | 0.55 |
Needs | ≥48 h | 16 (30) | 9 (56) | 7 (44) | |
Re-intubated | No | 47 (88) | 30 (64) | 17 (36) | 0.66 |
Yes | 6 (12) | 3 (50) | 3 (50) | ||
Return to ICU | No | 49 (93) | 33 (67) | 16 (33) | 0.02** |
Yes | 4 (7) | 0 (0) | 4 (100) | ||
Re-hospitalized in 12 Months | Yes | 43 (81) | 28 (65) | 15 (35) | 0.48 |
No | 10 (19) | 5 (50) | 5 (50) | ||
Use of Pocket PATH for Self-monitoring in 12 months | Low Use (≤25%) | 9 (17) | 6 (67) | 3 (33) | 0.42 |
Moderate Use (>25% to ≤75%) | 23 (43) | 12 (52) | 11 (48) | ||
High Use (>75%) | 21 (40) | 15 (71) | 6 (29) |
Notes: ICU: Intensive Care Unit; LOS: Length of Stay (in hospital).
p-value<0.25.
p-value<0.05.