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Table 3 The proportion of patients who received the bundle in the three months prior to the start of the collaborative intervention (October 2008 to December 2008) were compared with the proportion who received the bundle in the three months at end of the intervention (October 2009 to December 2009)

From: Did a quality improvement collaborative make stroke care better? A cluster randomized trial

 

Compliance: Proportion (%)

Difference in differences of averages

 

Control group

Intervention group

   
 

Oct-Dec 2008

Oct-Dec 2009

Oct-Dec 2008

Oct-Dec 2009

Odds ratio 95% CI Percent relative improvement

P

ICC*

Early hours (Bundle 1)

122/502

212/566

114/583

258/610

1.56 (1.06, 2.31)

0.025

0.066

24.3%

37.5%

19.6%

42.3%

10.9% (1.3%, 20.6%)

  

Brain Scan within 24 hrs of Hospital Admission

316/481

435/556

353/568

455/603

0.95 (0.65, 1.4)

0.799

0.064

65.7%

78.2%

62.1%

75.5%

-0.9% (-8.6%,5.4%)

  

Aspirin in 24 hrs of hospital Admission

151/392

258/463

115/436

261/505

1.44 (0.96, 2.15)

0.079

0.051

38.5%

55.7%

26.4%

51.7%

9% (-1%,18.8%)

  

Swallowing Screening Recorded in 24 hrs of Hospital Admission

220/422

350/500

326/495

426/523

1.09 (0.71, 1.67)

0.7

0.162

52.1%

70%

65.9%

81.5%

2% (-8.4%,11.2%)

  

Weighed during Hospital Admission

258/415

346/504

286/491

462/525

4.4 (2.75, 7.03)

<0.001

0.158

62.2%

68.7%

58.2%

88%

26.2% (20.1%,30.6%)

  

Rehabilitation (Bundle 2)

110/502

188/566

159/583

282/610

1.61 (1.07, 2.42)

0.023

0.197

21.9%

33.2%

27.3%

46.2%

11.2% (1.4%,21.5%)

  

Ward of 50 percent + of stay

325/502

414/566

384/583

473/610

1.17 (0.8, 1.72)

0.412

0.091

64.7%

73.1%

65.9%

77.5%

3.0% (-4.6%,9.3%)

  

Physiotherapist assessment in 72 hrs of Hospital Admission

325/502

414/566

384/583

473/610

1.6 (0.98, 2.6)

0.06

0.119

64.7%

73.1%

65.9%

77.5%

9% (-0.4%,16.1%)

  

Occupational Therapist Assessment in 4 days of Hospital Admission

302/406

393/495

394/490

479/534

1.06 (0.68, 1.67)

0.789

0.234

74.4%

79.4%

80.4%

89.7%

1.4% (-9.5%,11.1%)

  

Mood Assessed during Hospital Admission

235/388

354/478

330/469

419/515

2.68 (1.69, 4.26)

<0.001

0.247

60.6%

74.1%

70.4%

81.4%

24.1% (12.9%,34%)

  

Rehabilitation Goals set during Hospital Admission agreed by MDT

147/407

226/488

192/478

315/512

5.43 (3.26, 9.05)

<0.001

0.194

 

36.1%

46.3%

40.2%

61.5%

35.8% (27.3%,41.9%)

  
  1. *ICC: The Intraclass Correlation Coefficient indicates the variation due to patients being clustered within hospitals. The ICC estimates shown here are derived from the associated random effects model.
  2. In line one the numerator is the number of patients who received all four process measures; the denominator is the total number surveyed in the three month period.