Table 3 Mean time per patient spent by healthcare providers on unique bedside activities over a 240 min initiation period
From: Bubble CPAP and oxygen for child pneumonia care in Malawi: a CPAP IMPACT time motion study
Task, mean minutes (SD) | bCPAP Initiation (n = 12) | Oxygen Initiation (n = 11) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
All | 118.18 (42.73) | 83.47 (20.18) | 0.02* |
Healthcare provider cadre | |||
 Clinical officer | 27.43 (36.67) | 20.62 (20.85) | 0.59 |
 Nurse | 70.40 (51.70) | 48.53 (34.95) | 0.25 |
 Vital sign assistant | 1.20 (3.15) | 1.48 (2.33) | 0.86 |
 HIV counselor | 19.13 (16.00) | 12.85 (20.83) | 0.42 |
Non-trial specific tasks | |||
 All | 107.15 (42.22) | 73.82 (19.35) | 0.03* |
 Communication | 18.98 (22.23) | 13.73 (8.12) | 0.47 |
 Documentation | 37.62 (14.25) | 30.77 (11.63) | 0.22 |
 Physical Examination | 0.85 (1.13) | 0.52 (0.82) | 0.47 |
 Vital signs | 3.77 (2.27) | 3.67 (2.25) | 0.91 |
 Adjustment of equipment | 15.28 (7.27) | 2.83 (2.17) | < 0.01* |
 Adjustment of nasal interface | 13.78 (8.93) | 2.65 (2.78) | < 0.01* |
 Suctioning | 1.40 (3.22) | 1.03 (2.08) | 0.73 |
 Blood draw | 7.40 (5.15) | 9.17 (7.90) | 0.54 |
 Medication Administration | 0.67 (0.82) | 1.83 (1.62) | 0.03* |
 Feeding | 2.47 (4.15) | 0.05 (0.18) | 0.07 |
 Not otherwise specified | 4.92 (7.87) | 8.23 (6.67) | 0.29 |
Trial-specific tasks | |||
 All | 11.02 (2.20) | 9.67 (2.52) | 0.17 |
 Video recording of breathing | 5.33 (1.42) | 4.95 (2.35) | 0.62 |
 Digital auscultation lung sound recording | 5.68 (1.78) | 4.70 (1.78) | 0.23 |