Table 2 Time spent on each category of activities, combining the two sites
From: The work pattern of personal care workers in two Australian nursing homes: a time-motion study
Categories | Time (%) | 95% Confidence intervals | |
|---|---|---|---|
Direct care | 30.7 | 28.7 | 32.8 |
Indirect care | 17.6 | 16.3 | 18.8 |
Infection control | 6.4 | 5.8 | 7.1 |
Documentation | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 |
Transit | 4.6 | 3.9 | 5.2 |
Staff break | 15.2 | 11.8 | 18.6 |
Oral communication | 59.2 | 53.7 | 64.6 |
Others | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 |