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Table 2 Study groups and response rate (for intervention and control departments across time)

From: The effects of improving hospital physicians working conditions on patient care: a prospective, controlled intervention study

  

    Baseline (T1)

 

   Follow-up (T2)

 

Surveyed groups

 

Eligible physicians

Participating physicians

%

Physicians employed

Participating physicians

%

Physicians

Intervention

35

19

54.3

37

21

56.8

Control

27

19

70.0

25

16

64.0

  

Admitted patients

Participating patients

%

Admitted patients

Participating patients

%

Patients

Intervention

1009

437

43.3

1027

621

60.5

 

Control

751

305

40.6

805

296

36.8

  1. Note: Intervention (Trauma Surgery and Cardiology Department), Control (General Surgery and Gastroenterology); Admitted patients: in patients who were admitted to the study departments within the timeline of respective assessments.