Support for identification bracelet among former patients
| Variable | N | Hospital should introduce compulsory wearing of identification bracelet(% agree) | Would wear such a bracelet during a future hospitalisation(% agree) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| p values based on χ2 tests. | |||||
| Overall | 1289 | 83.6 | 90.2 | ||
| Examples of situations in which patient identification was a concern | |||||
| Given | 648 | 87.9 | (p<0.001) | 92.2 | (p = 0.015) |
| Not given | 641 | 79.2 | 88.1 | ||
| Means of patient identification on bracelet | |||||
| Patient name | 626 | 83.7 | (p = 0.92) | 90.2 | (p = 0.98) |
| Anonymous code | 636 | 83.5 | 90.2 | ||