Table 2 Data on use of COMPASS in the clinical setting
From: Development of a computerised decision aid for thrombolysis in acute stroke care
Generic pattern of use by clinicians (N = 10) | F (%F) |
|---|---|
Cases | Â |
Treated patients | 17 |
Untreated patients | 8 |
Overall | 25 |
Platform | Â |
iPad | 23 |
web | 3 |
Category of use | Â |
Clinical decision making | 12 |
Obtain more detail on likely patient benefit | 3 |
Risk presentations shared with relatives/patients | 14 |
Other clinical activity | 2 |
Opportunity for use, but not used | Â |
Decision aid was unavailable | 1 |
Not used for other reason | 7 |
Risk presentations shared with patients/relatives (N = 14) |  |
Period when risk presentation was shared | Â |
Before infusion | 3 |
After infusion | 10 |
Justify decision not to offer thrombolysis | 1 |
Risk presentation shared with: | Â |
Patient | 1 |
Relative(s) | 10 |
Patient and relative(s) | 3 |
Mode of risk presentation | Â |
iPad | 11 |
Paper | 3 |
Form of risk presentation | Â |
Pictograph | 14 |
Clustered bar chart | 1 |
Flowchart/stacked bar graph | 0 |
Logged data, N = 21 cases |  |
Risk presentations viewed | Â |
Pictograph | 21 |
Clustered Bar Graph | 9 |
Flowchart and stacked bar graphs | 6 |
Use of additional features | Â |
NIHSS calculator | 6 |
Weight convertor | 6 |
Save function | 6 |
Timeline | 5 |
Print function | 3 |
Time in use (minutes) | 2.8 (7.6)* |