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Table 2 Characteristics of and response rate at the five hospitals participating in the field test

From: Development and psychometric properties of a questionnaire to assess barriers to feeding critically ill patients

ICU#

Country

Hospital type

Hospital size

ICU structure

ICU size

Response rate n/N (%)

1

USA

Non-Teaching

361

Closed&

20

37/73 (50.7)

2

Canada

Teaching

497

Closed

16

32/85 (37.7)

3*

USA

Teaching

600

Open^

32

36/98 (36.7)

4

Canada

Non-Teaching

400

Open

13

29/73 (39.7)

5

Canada

Teaching

759

Closed

30

52/80 (65.0)

  1. *Three units combined due to common infrastructure and shared staffing.
  2. #ICU = Intensive Care Unit.
  3. ^Open = patient under care of any attending physician.
  4. &Closed = patient under care of an intensivist.
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