Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for participating clinical sites (n = 9)
| Variable type | Characteristic | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Organizational Variables | ||
| Patient Volume: Implants | ||
| 11–30 implants | 33% | |
| 31–50 implants | 44% | |
| > 50 implants | 22% | |
| Patient Volume: Evaluations | ||
| 36–50 evaluations | 33% | |
| 51–100 evaluations | 11% | |
| > 100 evaluations | 56% | |
| Patient Variables | ||
| Patient sickness level | ||
| Less sick | 0% | |
| About the same | 22% | |
| More sick | 78% | |
| Patient health literacy | ||
| Lower health literacy | 22% | |
| About the same health literacy | 78% | |
| Higher health literacy | 0% | |
| Patient language barriers | ||
| Rarely | 44% | |
| Sometimes | 56% | |
| Often | 0% | |
| Clinician/Staff Variables | ||
| Years of experience as VAD coordinator | ||
| 0–4 years | 56% | |
| 5–9 years | 33% | |
| ≥ 10 years | 11% | |
| Average time spent on LVAD patient education | ||
| Little of my time | 11% | |
| Some of my time | 67% | |
| All of my time | 22% | |
| Use of decision aid compared to other clinical staff | ||
| Less than others | 11% | |
| Same amount as others | 56% | |
| More than others or only user | 33% | |
| Level of LVAD coordinator and physician interaction | ||
| Rarely | 0% | |
| Sometimes | 11% | |
| Frequently or always | 89% | |
| Satisfaction with decision aid | ||
| Somewhat or very dissatisfied | 0% | |
| Neutral | 22% | |
| Somewhat or very satisfied | 78% | |
| Satisfaction with standard education materials | ||
| Somewhat or very dissatisfied | 22% | |
| Neutral | 22% | |
| Somewhat or very satisfied | 56% | |
| Readiness for Change (ORIC) | ||
| Less ready | 22% | |
| Moderately ready | 33% | |
| Very ready | 44% | |
| Process | ||
| Standardization of decision aid (DA) use | ||
| Rarely | 0% | |
| Sometimes | 11% | |
| Frequently | 89% | |
| Integration of decision aid (DA) with standard education (SE) materials | ||
| Use SE more than the DA | 22% | |
| Use DA and SE about same | 44% | |
| Use DA exclusively or more than SE | 33% | |
| Outcome | ||
| Reach: 12 months*^ | ||
| Sites with low reach (≤ x̅) | 22% | |
|
Sites with medium reach 44%-82% (between 1 s.d above/below x̅) |
44% | |
| Sites with high reach ≥ x̅ | 33% | |
| Reach: 18 months**^ | ||
| Sites with low reach (≤ x̅) | 22% | |
|
Sites with medium reach 46%-84% (between 1 s.d above/below x̅) |
44% | |
| Sites with high reach ≥ x̅ | 33% |
* x̅ = 63%; s.d. = 19%
**x = 65%; s.d. = 19%
^ Does not include reach from one site who did not achieve start-up
May not sum to 100% due to rounding
Highest percentage values are bolded for each variable