Table 4.
Questionnaire response rates for SSI assessments, wound experience and management questionnaires and EQ-5D-5L by group and overall
| Simple dressing n=131 (%) | Glue as-a-dressing n=126 (%) | ‘No dressing’ n=131 (%) | Total n=388 (%) | |
| SSI reference assessment | 97/127 (76.4) | 98/122 (80.3) | 107/128 (83.6) | 302/377 (80) |
| Patient reported SSI assessment (WHQ) | 84/127 (66.1) | 85/122 (69.7) | 87/129 (67.4) | 256/378 (68) |
| Observer reported SSI assessment (WHQ) | 93/127 (73.2) | 92/122 (75.4) | 101/128 (78.9) | 286/377 (76) |
| Wound questionnaires | ||||
| Experience | 118/131 (90.1) | 119/125 (95.2) | 118/129 (91.5) | 355/385 (92.2) |
| Management | 118/131 (90.1) | 121/125 (96.8) | 119/129 (92.2) | 358/385 (93.0) |
| EQ-5D-5L | ||||
| Baseline | 128/131 (97.7) | 126/126 (100) | 131/131 (100) | 385/388 (99.2) |
| 15 days | 90/128 (70.3) | 87/125 (69.6) | 92/129 (71.3) | 269/383 (70.4) |
| 4–8 weeks | 84/127 (66.1) | 78/122 (63.9) | 80/128 (62.5) | 242/377 (64.2) |
EQ-5D-5L, EuroQoL-five-dimension-five-level; SSI, surgical site infection; WHQ, Wound Healing Questionnaire.