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Table 4 Mean adequacy of calories from enteral and total nutrition and barrier scores overall and by geographic region

From: The validation of a questionnaire to assess barriers to enteral feeding in critically ill patients: a multicenter international survey

 

Asia

Australia and New Zealand

Canada

Europe

USA

All

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

N

7

22

7

8

11

55

Adequacy of calories

Enteral nutrition

72 (11)

44 (13)

55 (7)

47 (22)

35 (13)

48 (17)

Total nutrition

74 (10)

58 (12)

64 (9)

71 (22)

46 (12)

60 (16)

Barriers scores

      

Overall

29 (17)

26 (11)

19 (5)

21 (14)

18 (5)

23 (11)

Subscale 1: Guidelines

30 (16)

24 (12)

22 (12)

16 (17)

19 (8)

22 (13)

Subscale 2: Resources

32 (18)

18 (12)

13 (11)

20 (23)

15 (11)

19 (15)

Subscale 3: Dietician

30 (17)

26 (12)

23 (7)

27 (15)

16 (6)

24 (12)

Subscale 4: Patients

28 (17)

30 (13)

21 (9)

25 (14)

25 (6)

27 (12)

Subscale 5: Providers

27 (17)

25 (10)

15 (9)

19 (11)

13 (6)

21 (12)