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Table 3 Proportion of providers conducting activities and time spent on activities when observed

From: Health care provider time in public primary care facilities in Lima, Peru: a cross-sectional time motion study

 

Outpatient

Inpatient/urgent

Other

Total

Frequency

Duration (minutes) if done

Frequency

Duration (minutes) if done

Frequency

Duration (minutes) if done

Frequency

Duration (minutes) if done

%

Mean (SD)

%

Mean (SD)

%

Mean (SD)

%

Mean (SD)

A: Doctors

 

(N = 49)

 

(N = 7)

 

(N = 3)

 

(N = 59)

Patient-facing care and communication

100%

110 (39)

100%

45 (39)

9%

3

95%

97 (47)

Use of paper records

98%

132 (51)

100%

64 (48)

100%

46 (34)

99%

115 (58)

Use of computerized records

34%

26 (22)

20%

89

45%

8 (14)

33%

31 (29)

B: Nurses

 

(N = 46)

 

(N = 5)

 

(N = 7)

 

(N = 57)

Patient-facing care and communication

99%

82 (58)

100%

110 (52)

100%

45 (19)

99%

86 (56)

Use of paper records

100%

97 (56)

100%

48 (42)

100%

35 (38)

100%

83 (57)

Use of computerized records

49%

35 (42)

62%

18 (23)

52%

44 (41)

52%

32 (38)

C: Midwives

 

(N = 46)

 

(N = 8)

 

(N = 3)

 

(N = 57)

Patient-facing care and communication

97%

130 (79)

100%

93 (74)

100%

81 (38)

98%

115 (77)

Use of paper records

100%

141 (62)

100%

55 (22)

100%

114 (35)

100%

110 (65)

Use of computerized records

65%

35 (28)

66%

61 (36)

13%

7

63%

44 (32)

  1. Frequency is the proportion of providers observed to do each activity at least once; duration is mean minutes per activity among providers observed in that activity. Standard deviations not calculated for cells with a single observation
  2. Outpatient includes consultations and triage. Hospitalization includes emergency, hospitalization, and obstetric center shifts. Other includes administrative work, home visits, and shifts with multiple classifications
  3. Bold highlight indicates significant difference (p < 0.05) from outpatient shifts for that cadre