Influence of the severity grade of the interventions and the use of a printed memory tool on the number of items* orally confirmed and validated during the Sign Out period†
| Grade of the interventions | Use of the printed checklist as a memory tool | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade I/II–IV | Yes/No | |
| N (%) | N (%) | |
| Oral confirmation | ||
| 0 confirmed item | 1 (2)/0 | 0/1 (5) |
| 1–2 confirmed items | 18 (37)/8 (26) | 14 (28)/7 (32) |
| 3–4 confirmed items | 18 (37)/10 (32) | 17 (33)/10 (46) |
| ≥5 confirmed items | 12 (25)/13 (42) | 20 (39)/4 (18) |
| Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney | NS | NS |
| Oral validation | ||
| 0 validated item | 2 (4)/1 (3) | 1 (2)/2 (9) |
| 1–2 validated items | 34 (69)/13 (42) | 24 (47)/18 (82) |
| 3–4 validated items | 9 (18)/11 (36) | 16 (31)/2 (9) |
| ≥5 validated items | 4 (8)/6 (19) | 10 (20)/0 |
| Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney | z=−2.416, p=0.016 | z=−3.512, p<0.001 |
*In the Geneva University Hospitals, the Sign Out has six items.
†Between columns, the totals are not always equal to 80, due to missing data.
NS, non-signficant.