The sample consisted of 170 patients’ on general medical units, which had reached the age of 18, understood and spoke Icelandic, were realized in time and place and had been inpatient for at least 24 hours.
Í úrtakinu voru 170 sjúklingar á lyflækningadeildum Landspítala sem náð höfðu 18 ára aldri, skildu og töluðu íslensku, áttuðu sig á stað og stund og höfðu legið inni í a.m.k. sólarhring.