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Table 2 Summary of independent clinical assessments for a random sample of patients

From: Pressure Relieving Support Surfaces: a Randomised Evaluation 2 (PRESSURE 2): using photography for blinded central endpoint review

 

APM

HSFM

Overall

Skin verification sub-study visit conducted

 Yes

72 (59.5%)

95 (66.4%)

167 (63.3%)

 No

49 (40.5%)

48 (33.6%)

97 (36.7%)

 Total

121 (100.0%)

143 (100.0%)

264 (100.0%)

Reason skin verification study visit not done

 Missed by the independent clinical assessor

18 (36.7%)

18 (37.5%)

36 (37.1%)

 Participant refused

1 (2.0%)

1 (2.1%)

2 (2.1%)

 Participant too unwell

4 (8.2%)

2 (4.2%)

6 (6.2%)

 Participant has been transferred to another eligible inpatient facility

1 (2.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (1.0%)

 Patient has been discharged

9 (18.4%)

15 (31.3%)

24 (24.7%)

 Patient has been transferred to an ineligible inpatient facility

1 (2.0%)

1 (2.1%)

2 (2.1%)

 Participant has withdrawn from the trial

2 (4.1%)

2 (4.2%)

4 (4.1%)

 Participant has died

3 (6.1%)

0 (0.0%)

3 (3.1%)

 Did not receive study email

3 (6.1%)

3 (6.3%)

6 (6.2%)

 Lack of staff capacity

7 (14.3%)

3 (6.3%)

10 (10.3%)

 Reason unknown

0 (0.0%)

2 (4.2%)

2 (2.1%)

 Other reasons

0 (0.0%)

1 (2.1%)

1 (1.0%)

 Total

49 (100.0%)

48 (100.0%)

97 (100.0%)

If study assessment was conducted, were photographs attempted?

 Yes

63 (87.5%)

79 (83.2%)

142 (85.0%)

 No

9 (12.5%)

16 (16.8%)

25 (15.0%)

 Total

72 (100.0%)

95 (100.0%)

167 (100.0%

If no photographs were taken, reason:

 Consent for photos to be taken not obtained

9 (100.0%)

9 (56.3%)

18 (72.0%)

 Participant no longer wants photos to be taken

0 (0.0%)

3 (18.8%)

3 (12.0%)

 Participant does not want photos to be taken at this visit

0 (0.0%)

1 (6.3%)

1 (4.0%)

 Not appropriate at this time

0 (0.0%)

2 (12.5%)

2 (8.0%)

 Missing

0 (0.0%)

1 (6.3%)

1 (4.0%)

 Total

9 (100.0%)

16 (100.0%

25 (100.0%)

Number of photographs received per patient

 0

10 (13.9%)

20 (21.1%)

30 (18.0%)

 1

2 (2.8%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (1.2%)

 2

57 (79.2%)

67 (70.5%)

124 (74.3%)

 3

2 (2.8%)

6 (6.3%)

8 (4.8%)

 4

1 (1.4%)

2 (2.1%)

3 (1.8%)

 Total number of patients who had verification study assessment

72 (59.5%)

95 (66.4%)

167 (63.3%)