From: Implementation and experience of an innovative smart patient care system: a cross-sectional study
 | Total N (%) | TPCS (n = 57) | SPCS (n = 25) | P-value |
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Most annoying alarm | ||||
 Normal call | 6 (7.3%) | 4 (7.0%) | 2 (8.0%) | .868 |
 Emergency call | 49 (59.8%) | 33 (57.9%) | 16 (64.0%) |  |
 Bed-exit alert | 27 (32.9%) | 20 (35.1%) | 7 (28.0%) |  |
 Desktop phone call | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |  |
 None | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |  |
Most cumbersome alarm | ||||
 Normal call | 6 (7.3%) | 4 (7.0%) | 2 (8.0%) | .005 |
 Emergency call | 47 (57.3%) | 39 (68.4%) | 8 (32.0%) |  |
 Bed-exit alert | 23 (28.1%) | 12 (21.1%) | 11 (44.0%) |  |
 Desktop phone call | 1 (1.2%) | 1 (1.8%) | 0 (0.0%) |  |
 None | 5 (6.1%) | 1 (1.8%) | 4 (16.0%) |  |
Most time-consuming alarm | ||||
 Normal call | 12 (14.6%) | 7 (12.3%) | 5 (20.0%) | .003 |
 Emergency call | 34 (41.5%) | 29 (50.1%) | 5 (20.0%) |  |
 Bed-exit alert | 26 (31.7%) | 18 (31.6%) | 8 (32.0%) |  |
 Desktop phone call | 2 (2.4%) | 1 (1.8%) | 1 (4.0%) |  |
 None | 8 (9.8%) | 2 (3.5%) | 6 (24.0%) |  |
Most easily ignorable alarm | ||||
 Normal call | 10 (12.2%) | 8 (14.0%) | 2 (8.0%) | .024 |
 Emergency call | 3 (3.6%) | 2 (3.5%) | 1 (4.0%) |  |
 Bed-exit alert | 40 (48.8%) | 32 (56.1%) | 8 (32.0%) |  |
 Desktop phone call | 9 (11.0%) | 7 (12.3%) | 2 (8.0%) |  |
 None | 20 (24.4%) | 8 (14.0%) | 12 (48.0%) |  |