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Table 2 Implementation of the multifaceted A&F intervention, separately per study group; values are mean (SD)

From: Effect of a web-based audit and feedback intervention with outreach visits on the clinical performance of multidisciplinary teams: a cluster-randomized trial in cardiac rehabilitation

Implementation of the A&F intervention

Group A (feedback on psychosocial rehabilitation)

Group B (feedback on physical rehabilitation)

Ā 

Range

Ā 

Range

Multidisciplinary teams

ā€ƒLength of study period per centre in months

19.8 (6.0)

12ā€“30

22.5 (4.1)

14ā€“27

ā€ƒNumber of A&F iterations

4.6 (1.0)

3ā€“6

5.7 (0.7)

4ā€“6

ā€ƒSize of local multidisciplinary team

7.5 (2.8)

3ā€“13

6.3 (1.3)

4ā€“8

ā€ƒNumber of team members attending outreach visits

5.4 (1.9)

1ā€“11

4.7 (1.8)

2ā€“8

ā€ƒNumber (%) of teams receiving first telephone follow-up

5 (41.7)

N.A.

5 (83.3)

N.A.

Number (%) of teams receiving second telephone follow-up

3 (25.0)

N.A.

5 (83.3)

N.A.

Quality improvement plans

ā€ƒNumber of goals set (number of areas for improvement included in plan)

6.9 (3.1)

1ā€“14

6.3 (2.5)

0ā€“10

ā€ƒMean number of planned actions per goal

1.9 (0.5)

1.0ā€“3.3

1.6 (0.4)

1.0ā€“2.6

ā€ƒNumber of goals achieved per A&F iteration

1.7 (1.5)

0ā€“5

1.9 (1.5)

0ā€“6

ā€ƒNumber of goals unachieved at study end

5.9 (3.5)

1ā€“13

3.5 (2.2)

0ā€“7

  1. Abbreviations: A&F audit and feedback, N.A.. not applicable, SD standard deviation