Characteristic | Description | Result |
---|---|---|
Agea | Median (range) years | 60 (22–85) |
Gendera | Male (%) | 11 (65) |
Reported time spent discussing infection prior to interventiona | ||
 Not discussed | n = (%) | 3 (18) |
  < 10 min | n = (%) | 8 (47) |
 10–30 min | n = (%) | 3 (18) |
  > 30 min | n = (%) | 3 (18) |
Antibiotic therapy discussed with patient prior to interventiona | ||
 Yes pre-intervention | n = (%) | 5 (29) |
Pre-intervention knowledge and understanding scores | ||
 | Median (IQR) | 3 (2–5) |
 | Mean (SD) | 3.2 (2.2) |
Post-intervention knowledge and understanding scores | ||
 | Median (IQR) | 10 (6–11) |
 | Mean (IQR) | 8.5 (3.3) |
Reported usefulness of intervention | Median score (range) 1 = Not very useful 6 = Extremely useful | 5 (3–6) |
Would participants use the intervention again | Yes – n = (%) | 13 (87) |
Reported optimal time to deploy the intervention | ||
 Initiation of therapy | n = (%) | 5 (33) |
 On discharge | n = (%) | 2 (13) |
 Any time during admission | n = (%) | 8 (53) |