Table 3.

Distribution of all respondents during the year of implementation among the various variables correlated with the project satisfaction (n = 215).

Question	Responsesa	N	High satisfactionb
Lack of significant information during handoff*	Low	179	84.9%
	High	32	15.6%
The need to improve information flow*	Unnecessary	91	95.6%
	Necessary	122	58.2%
Frequency of communication errors*	Uncommon	161	85.1%
	Common	51	41.2%
Use of a uniform format for data during patient transfer from unit to ward*	No format exists	79	51.9%
	Format exists	135	87.4%
Type of unit	ICU	64	75.0%
	Internal department	80	77.5%
	Surgery department	51	76.5%
Period*	Before	87	56.3%
	During	78	89.7%
	After	50	82.0%
Role*	Nurse	138	84.8%
	Physician	70	57.1%
Hospital size	Small (<400 beds)	113	71.7%
	Medium (400–800 beds)	53	71.7%
	Large (>800 beds)	44	84.1%

^aThe number of high or very high responses vs. Low and very low is provided for each question.

^bThe number of high or very high satisfaction.

^*P < 0.05.