Table 1.
Characteristics of Participants in Rounds 1 and 2 of Cognitive Interviews
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 10 | n = 7 | n = 17 | |
| Characteristics | |||
| Sex, No. (%) | |||
| Male | 5 | 3 | 8 (47.1) |
| Female | 5 | 4 | 9 (52.9) |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 65.1 (13.0) | 59.3 (12.1) | 62.7 (12.6) |
| Race, No. (%) | |||
| White | 9 | 7 | 16 (94.1) |
| African American | 1 | 0 | 1 (5.9) |
| Education, No. (%) | |||
| High school diploma or GED | 2 | 0 | 2 (11.8) |
| Some college or technical school training | 3 | 4 | 7 (41.2) |
| College degree (BA or BS) | 3 | 0 | 3 (17.6) |
| Master’s or doctorate/medical/law degree | 1 | 2 | 3 (17.6) |
| Missing | 1 | 1 | 2 (11.8) |
| Source of bacteremia, No. (%) | |||
| Urinary tract | 5 | 0 | 5 (29.4) |
| Skin and soft tissue | 4 | 2 | 6 (35.3) |
| Biliary tract | 1 | 1 | 2 (11.8) |
| GI translocation | 0 | 1 | 1 (5.9) |
| Hardware | 0 | 1 | 1 (5.9) |
| Unknown | 0 | 2 | 2 (11.8) |
| Bacteria type, No. (%) | |||
| Staphylococcus aureus | 4 | 3 | 7 (41.2) |
| Methicillin-resistant | 1 | 1 | 2 (11.8) |
| Metastatic sites of infectiona | 1 | 1 | 2 (11.8) |
| Duration of bacteremia >3 d | 1 | 1 | 2 (11.8) |
| Gram-negative | 6 | 4 | 10 (58.8) |
| Escherichia coli | 5 | 2 | 7 (70.0) |
| Klebsiella spp. | 1 | 1 | 2 (20.0) |
| Salmonella litchfield | 0 | 1 | 1 (10.0) |
| ESBL-producing | 1 | 1 | 2 (11.8) |
| Pitt Bacteremia score, median (range) | |||
| Staphylococcus aureus | 1 (1–2) | 2 (2–2) | 2 (1–2) |
| Gram-negative | 2 (0–3) | 0 (0) | 0.5 (0–3) |
| Hospital length of stay, median (range), d | |||
| Staphylococcus aureus | 10.5 (7–46) | 13 (7–16) | 12 (7–46) |
| Gram-negative | 4.5 (2–8) | 5.5 (4–9) | 5 (2–9) |
| Duration of antibiotic therapy, median (range), d | |||
| Staphylococcus aureus | 35 (15–51) | 42 (28–42) | 42 (15–51) |
| Gram-negative | 7 (7–14) | 14 (7–28) | 8.5 (7–28) |
Abbreviations: ESBL, extended-spectrum beta-lactamase; GI, gastrointestinal.
Included orthopedic hardware infections (n = 2), mediastinitis (n = 1), and epidural and psoas abscesses (n = 1).