Table 2 Minutes of attributable labour time by profession and type of activity
Episode in palliative care unit (n = 30) | Consultation episode (n = 114) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
Profession | ||||
Physician | 450.7 | 276.4 | 168.0 | 118.7 |
Nurse | 1421.1 | 1200.8 | 78.2 | 90.0 |
Social worker | 56.8 | 71.4 | 44.8 | 81.4 |
Breathing therapist | 36.0 | 52.8 | 0.5 | 5.6 |
Psychologist | 44.7 | 46.7 | 21.4 | 35.6 |
Physiotherapist | 106.8 | 158.8 | – | – |
Pharmacist | 67.3 | 62.7 | 0.1a | 0.9 |
Chaplain | 39.2 | 52.6 | 17.8 | 37.7 |
Total | 2222.6 | 1771.3 | 330.8 | 242.0 |
Minutes by type of activity | ||||
Direct patient care | 1253.9 | 1112.4 | 107.3 | 107.4 |
Contact with relatives | 250.9 | 237.5 | 55.2 | 68.0 |
Patient-related administration and preparation of medication | 586.2 | 444.5 | 80.7 | 56.8 |
Contact to other carers | 131.7 | 95.8 | 87.6 | 73.0 |