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Table 4 Factors influencing time spent on patient related (vs. non-patient related) tasks and direct patient (vs. indirect) tasks

From: Delegation of patient related tasks to allied health assistants: a time motion study

Variable

 

Patient Related Tasks

4,689 total timepoints

 

Direct Patient Tasks

2,989 total timepoints

  

Odds Ratio (95%CI)

p

 

Odds Ratio (95%CI)

P

AHA grade

      

 Grade 2

 

Reference group

  

Reference group

 

 Grade 3

 

0.87 (0.61 to 1.24)

0.445

 

0.67 (0.43 to 1.05)

0.082

Clinical setting

      

 Acute

 

Reference Group

  

Reference Group

 

 Community

 

0.44 (0.28 to 0.69)*

< 0.001

 

1.72 (0.98 to 3.01)

0.061

 Subacute

 

0.92 (0.59 to 1.43)

0.718

 

1.75 (1.01 to 3.00)*

0.045

Profession delegating

      

 PT

 

Reference group

  

Reference group

 

 DT

 

2.60 (1.40 to 1.90) *

0.003

 

1.38 (0.63 to 3.00)

0.427

 EP

 

3.77 (1.90 to 7.70) *

< 0.001

 

1.09 (0.41 to 2.90)

0.864

 OT

 

0.85 (0.62 to 1.15)

0.299

 

0.58 (0.39 to 0.88)*

0.010

 SW

 

0.60 (0.34 to 1.00)

0.069

 

0.07 (0.02 to 0.18)*

< 0.001

 SP

 

0.96 (0.60 to 1.60)

0.878

 

1.39 (0.70 to 2.75)

0.350

 Other

 

0.37 (0.16 to 0.85) *

0.019

 

1.40 (0.44 to 2.90)

0.568

  1. AHA – Allied Health Assistant; DT – Dietetics; EP – Exercise Physiology; OT – Occupational Therapy; PT – Physiotherapy; SP – Speech Pathology; SW – Social Work; * - statistically significant. NB: ‘Other’ includes podiatry and psychology.