Measurement Properties and Implementation of a Checklist to Assess Leadership Skills during Interdisciplinary Rounds in the Intensive Care Unit
Table 2
Implementation of the checklist of 10 essential indicators in clinical scenarios in the intensive care unit*.
Essential quality indicator
No (%)
Doubt (%)
Yes (%)
Not applicable (%)
Domain “patient plan of care”
() Main problem discussed
21 (21)
19 (19)
59 (60)
—
() Diagnostic plan discussed
23 (23)
3 (3)
66 (67)
7 (7)
() Provisional goal formulated
24 (24)
23 (23)
52 (53)
—
() Long term interventions (>16 h) discussed
43 (43)
9 (9)
46 (47)
1 (1)
() Patient greatest risk discussed
59 (60)
8 (8)
32 (32)
0 (0)
Domain “Process”
() Expectations made clear by consultants
14 (14)
0 (0)
85 (85)
0 (0)
() Input of junior physicians encouraged
27 (27)
28 (28)
41 (41)
3 (3)
() Input of nurses encouraged
17 (17)
16 (16)
66 (67)
0 (0)
() Summary given
49 (50)
12 (12)
38 (38)
—
() It is clear who is responsible for performing tasks
77 (78)
8 (8)
14 (14)
—
= 99 patient presentations in 10 interdisciplinary rounds led by 10 senior physicians. Essential indicators of the checklist: each item was answered with either 1 (no), 2 (doubt), 3 (yes), or not applicable (except that there was no “not applicable” option for items 1, 3, 9, and 10. The data was reported as the number (%) of no, doubt, yes, or not applicable ratings).
