Table 4. Mean percentage of signout elements included in signout.
*From a total of 786 signouts at referring facility, signout element data was missing in two cases, and there was no signout in one case.
!Providers other than physician or nursing staff gave signout in 13 cases.
#From a total of 786 signouts at receiving facility, signout element data was missing in four cases.
^Provider data was missing in spite of having a signout in two cases, and a provider other than physician or nursing staff gave signout in four cases.
| Referring facility | Receiving facility | ||||
| State | Provider type | Signouts | Signout content | Signouts | Signout content |
| n | Mean % (95% CI) | n | Mean % (95% CI) | ||
| All states | All providers | 783* | 42.8 (40.9-44.8) | 782# | 47.7 (45.8-49.5) |
| All states | Physician | 435! | 63.4 (61.5-65.4) | 410^ | 63.3 (61.3-65.4) |
| Nursing staff | 335! | 16.8 (15.7-17.8) | 366^ | 30.0 (28.2-31.7) | |
| Assam | Physician | 186 | 57.3 (55.6-59.1) | 189 | 51.0 (49.1-52.9) |
| Nursing staff | 9 | 20.8 (06.4-35.2) | 6 | 33.3 (00.0-72.4) | |
| Gujarat | Physician | 140 | 54.1 (51.8-56.5) | 115 | 65.1 (62.4-67.9) |
| Nursing staff | 10 | 53.8 (46.4-61.1) | 36 | 66.0 (60.6-71.5) | |
| Himachal Pradesh | Physician | 109 | 85.9 (81.6-90.1) | 103 | 84.6 (80.2-88.9) |
| Nursing staff | 0 | - | 5 | 73.3 (33.6-100) | |
| Karnataka | Physician | 0 | - | 3 | 40.7 (24.8-56.7) |
| Nursing staff | 316 | 15.5 (14.8-16.2) | 319 | 25.1 (24.2-26.1) | |
| Assam | All providers | 198 | 55.1 (53.0-57.2) | 198 | 50.3 (48.2-52.4) |
| Gujarat | 151 | 53.9 (51.7-56.1) | 151 | 65.3 (62.9-67.8) | |
| Himachal Pradesh | 111 | 85.5 (81.2-89.7) | 110 | 84.3 (80.1-88.6) | |
| Karnataka | 323 | 15.5 (14.8-16.2) | 323 | 25.3 (24.3-26.2) | |