Table 5.

Communication outcome measures

Study	Jacobowski et al 2010	Weber et al 2018	Shaw et al 2014	White et al 2018	Allen et al 2017
Intervention measure	Family rounds	Family rounds	Team training	Multifamily support	Family on rounds
FS ICU 24—frequency of nurse communication	% highest score Pre: 64% Post: 57% Change: −7%, p=0.30 RR: 0.89, CI: 0.70 to 1.12	% top scores Control: 62% Intervention: 78% Change: 16%, p>0.05 RR: 1.24, CI: 0.98 to 1.58	Mean score Pre: 79.2 Post: 87.18 Change: 7.98, p=0.04*
FS ICU 24—frequency of doctor communication	% highest score Pre: 38% Post: 60% Change: 22%, p=0.004* RR: 1.60, CI: 1.18 to 2.17	% top scores Control: 43% Intervention: 56% Change: 13%, p>0.05 RR: 1.31, CI: 0.90 to 1.89	Mean score Pre: 67.86 Post: 76.69 Change: 8.83, p=0.04*
FS ICU 24—honesty of information			Mean score Pre: 77.78 Post: 87.08 Change: 9.30, p=0.01*
Quality of communication (QOC)				Mean score Control: 62.7 Intervention: 69.1 Change: 6.39, p=0.001* CI: 2.57 to 10.20
Communication improvement					Pre: n=49 (100%) Post: n=47 (100%) Change 0%, p=0.68 RR: 1

FS ICU, family satisfaction intensive care unit; MD, mean difference; RR, relative risk.