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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Mar 19.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Med Inform. 2016 Jul 19;94:164–171. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2016.07.012

Table 1.

Summary of Sample with Feedback Messages Generated and Subgroups Following Technology Decision Support.

Characteristic Total Sample (n = 53) 100% Following (n = 33, 62%) <100% Following (n = 20, 38%) p

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.