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Table 4 Descriptive statistics for first round Delphi survey responses by care component

From: Developing content for a process-of-care checklist for use in intensive care units: a dual-method approach to establishing construct validity

Care component

Median [IQR]

Mode [Min – Max]

% agree & strongly agree

Stress ulcer prevention

5 [4–5]

5 [4–5]

100

Pain

5 [4–5]

5 [3–5]

89

Head-of-bed elevation

4 [4–5]

4,5 [3–5]

89

Medications

5 [3.5–5]

5 [3–5]

78

Sedation

5 [3.5–5]

5 [2–5]

78

Glucose management

5 [3.5–5]

5 [2–5]

78

Nutrition

5 [3–5]

5 [2–5]

78

Readiness to wean from mech vent

5 [3–5]

5 [2–5]

78

DVT prophylaxis

4 [3.5–5]

4 [2–5]

78

  1. IQR inter-quartile range, Min minimum, Max maximum, Mech vent mechanical ventilation. Responses were scored 1 = strongly disagree; 2 = disagree; 3 = neither agree nor disagree; 4 = agree; 5 = strongly agree.