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Table 1 Basic characteristics of the patients by intervention phase. Results combined across the three hospitals. Row three shows the percent at-risk, and the following rows are for at-risk patients only

From: Impact of a prospective feedback loop on care review activities in older patients at the end of life. A stepped-wedge randomised trial

Characteristic

Usual care phase

Intervention phase

Total

Weeks

75

75

150

Patients screened, n

3786

3507

7293

At-risk, n (%)

2160 (57%)

2145 (61%)

4305 (59%)

Female, n (%)

1128 (52%)

1200 (56%)

2328 (54%)

Age, median (IQR)

84 (79 to 88)

84 (79 to 89)

84 (79 to 89)

CriSTAL, median (IQR)

5 (4 to 6)

5 (4 to 6)

5 (4 to 6)

SPICT, median (IQR)

2 (2 to 3)

3 (2 to 3)

3 (2 to 3)