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Table 3 Significance of fidelity of implementation (FOI) rank (based on average FOI for eight intervention components) in predicting improved patient outcomes

From: Fidelity of implementation: development and testing of a measure

 

FOI rank (facility)

Patient outcomes at year 1

2

(A)

3

(C)

4

(B)

All-cause hospital admissions

.71

< .001*

.26

CHF hospital admissions

.72

< .05*

.57

All-cause hospital days of care

.33

< .001*

.27

CHF hospital days of care

.20

< .01*

.85

Mortality

.67

< .05a*

.16

  1. aFOI was not significant for the first five months (p = .40), but after that, FOI = 3 predicted better survival (p < .05).
  2. * p < .05.
  3. CHF = chronic heart failure.