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Table 3 Ratings in-home intervention components by observers and residents: comparing standard and enhanced study programs

From: Changes in smoke alarm coverage following two fire department home visiting programs: what predicts success?

Observer ratings at baseline home visit

Standard N = 373

Enhanced N = 381

Total N = 754 1

Test statistic

  

Mean % (SD)

Mean% (SD)

Mean% (SD)

 

Fire Department Implementation

Smoke Alarm Fidelity2

57.97 (22.26)

60.84(22.25)

59.51 (23.93)

Rank Sum (p = 0.16)

Education Fidelity3

19.91 (20.02)

23.72(23.14)

21.85 (21.73)

Rank Sum (p = 0.05)

  

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

 

How would you rate the FD’s delivery of services?

Poor or Fair

108 (29.59)

93 (24.67)

201 (27.09)

Rank Sum (p = <0.01)

Good

151 (41.37)

137 (36.34)

288 (38.81)

Very Good

86 (23.56)

100 (26.53)

186 (25.07)

Excellent

20 (5.48)

47 (12.47)

67 (9.03)

How would you rate the resident’s engagement with the FD team?

Poor or Fair

46 (12.57)

21 (5.57)

67 (9.02)

Rank Sum (p = 0.10)

Good

157 (42.90)

182 (48.28)

339 (45.62)

Very Good

128 (34.97)

127 (33.69)

255 (34.32)

Excellent

35 (9.56)

47 (12.47)

82 (11.04)

Resident ratings at follow-up

Standard N = 311

Enhanced N = 341

Total N = 652 4

 

Thinking back to the home visit, how useful would you say it was for you?

Very useful

266 (86.08)

295 (87.28)

561 (86.71)

Rank Sum (p = 0.61)

Somewhat useful

33 (10.68)

37 (10.95)

70 (10.82)

Just a little or not at all

10 (3.24)

6 (1.78)

16 (2.47)

  1. 1Some variables do not add up to 754 due to missing item responses.
  2. 2Based on 5 components (tell resident about 10 year battery, show hush feature, show how to use alarm, give instruction manual to resident, screw in alarms).
  3. 3Based on 6 components (distributed checklist, discuss CO safety, discuss escape plan, discuss cooking safety, discuss electrical safety, discuss heating safety).
  4. 4Of the 708 residents completing the follow up survey, 652 recalled the fire department home visit and answered this question.