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Table 5 Comparison of the mean scores of patient safety dimensions between the two units after the use of ENHS

From: The effects of electronic nursing handover on patient safety in the general (non-COVID-19) and COVID-19 intensive care units: a quasi-experimental study

 

Patient safety dimensions

Department

p-value*

COVID-19 ICU

General ICU

Electronic shift handover

Handover quality

91.40 ± 11.012

92.64 ± 9.927

F = 0.072

P = 0.790

Handover efficiency

68.93 ± 10.138

69.64 ± 6.172

F = 0.004

P = 0.952

Error reduction

65.67 ± 7.007

63.71 ± 6.474

F = 0.554

P = 0.464

Handover time

25.40 ± 3.089

25.93 ± 2.999

F = 0.172

P = 0.681

  1. * Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA)