Participant responses to Likert-type questions
| No response n (%) | Poor n (%) | Below average n (%) | Average n (%) | Above average n (%) | Excellent n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1. What do you think the general quality is of the handovers that you observe within the Emergency Centre environment? | 2 (1) | 26 (15) | 34 (19) | 82 (47) | 11 (6) | 20 (11) |
No response n (%) | Never n (%) | Rarely n (%) | Sometimes n (%) | Often n (%) | Always n (%) | |
Q2. How often do you think that handovers that you perform are accurate and provide relevant information about the patient? | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 3 (2) | 38 (22) | 77 (44) | 56 (32) |
No response n (%) | Strongly Disagree n (%) | Disagree n (%) | Unsure n (%) | Agree n (%) | Strongly Agree n (%) | |
Q3. Handing over using a mnemonic (DeMIST, SBAR, SOAP) is the best way to ensure that all the important information is handed over? | 9 (5) | 4 (2) | 15 (9) | 54 (31) | 68 (39) | 25 (14) |
No response n (%) | No effect n (%) | Small effect n (%) | Some effect n (%) | Significant effect n (%) | ||
Q4. To what extent do you think that qualification of the EC staff that you hand over to has a direct effect on how well they receive your handover? | 11 (6) | 10 (6) | 16 (9) | 56 (32) | 82 (47) | |
No response n (%) | …too short n (%) | …of appropriate length n (%) | …too long n (%) | |||
| Q5. Do you think that your handovers are generally… | 3 (2) | 39 (22) | 101 (58) | 32 (18) |
| No response | Poor | Below average | Average | Above average | Excellent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1. What do you think the general quality is of the handovers that you observe within the Emergency Centre environment? | 2 (1) | 26 (15) | 34 (19) | 82 (47) | 11 (6) | 20 (11) |
No response | Never | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Always | |
Q2. How often do you think that handovers that you perform are accurate and provide relevant information about the patient? | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 3 (2) | 38 (22) | 77 (44) | 56 (32) |
No response | Strongly Disagree | Disagree | Unsure | Agree | Strongly Agree | |
Q3. Handing over using a mnemonic (DeMIST, SBAR, SOAP) is the best way to ensure that all the important information is handed over? | 9 (5) | 4 (2) | 15 (9) | 54 (31) | 68 (39) | 25 (14) |
No response | No effect | Small effect | Some effect | Significant effect | ||
Q4. To what extent do you think that qualification of the EC staff that you hand over to has a direct effect on how well they receive your handover? | 11 (6) | 10 (6) | 16 (9) | 56 (32) | 82 (47) | |
No response | …too short | …of appropriate length | …too long | |||
| Q5. Do you think that your handovers are generally… | 3 (2) | 39 (22) | 101 (58) | 32 (18) |