Table 2

Clinician adherence to intervention

BaselineIntervention 1Intervention 2
Response rates, n (%)*
 Resident22/23 (95.7)20/22 (90.9)16/19 (84.2)
 Nurse34/66 (51.5)37/64 (57.8)38/67 (56.7)
 Attending11/19 (57.9)9/19 (47.4)8/19 (42.1)
Resident participation, n (%)
Bedside handoff11 (50.0)†17 (85.0)15 (93.8)
Email written sign-out21 (95.5)6 (30.0)11 (68.8)
Bedside checklist use0 (0.0)14 (70.0)12 (75.0)
Tele-videoconferencing use0 (0.0)0 (0.0)10 (62.5)
Nursing included in handoff3 (13.6)12 (60.0)12 (75.0)
Time needed for handoff
 No additional time4 (18.2)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
 1–30 min extra6 (27.3)0 (0.0)4 (25.0)
 30–60 min extra2 (9.1)10 (50.0)5 (31.2)
 >60 min extra0 (0.0)6 (30.0)4 (25.0)
 N/A10 (45.5)4 (20.0)3 (18.8)
  • *Surveys administered to intensive care unit (ICU) attendings and nurses at the end of each study block while residents were surveyed monthly during study period. Response rates are the number of people who filled out the questionnaires.

  • †Baseline handoff was performed in person but not at the bedside as compared with intervention handoff which was instructed to be done at bedside.