Table 4.
Descriptive characteristic of the consequence of the task switching on the interrupted task.
| Alteration | Resumption | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73–24.6% | 212–74.4% | ||
| Number of patient during the interruption | 6 [5;6] | 6 [5;7] | 0.415 |
| Number of healthcare professionals during the interruption | 5 [4;6] | 5 [4;7] | 0.327 |
| Trigger | 0.790 | ||
| Human direct interaction | 57–78.0% | 157–74.0% | |
| Noise | 3–4.1% | 14–6.6% | |
| Phone | 5–6.9% | 22–10.4% | |
| Alarm | 3–4.1% | 9–4.3% | |
| Other | 5–6.9% | 10–4.7% | |
| Duration | < 0.001 | ||
| < 1 min | 37–50.7% | 145–68.4% | |
| 1–5 min | 23–31.5% | 61–28.8% | |
| > 5 min | 13–17.8% | 6–2.8% | |
| Interrupter | 0.114 | ||
| Nurse | 28–38.3% | 44–20.7% | |
| Nurse anesthetist | 5–6.9% | 24–11.3% | |
| Authority | 6–8.2% | 23–10.9% | |
| Nurse assistant | 2–2.7% | 7–3.3% | |
| SB, Regulator, OC | 13–17.8% | 36–17.0% | |
| Oneself | 8–11.0% | 47–22.2% | |
| Other | 7–9.6% | 18–8.5% | |
| Patient | 4–5.5% | 13–6.1% | |
| Step of care | 0.016 | ||
| Patient admission | 6–8.2% | 9–4.3% | |
| Drug preparation | 2–2.7% | 11–5.2% | |
| Nursing care | 21–28.8% | 37–17.6% | |
| Patient record filling | 30–41.1% | 106–50.0% | |
| Patient monitoring | 9–12.3% | 24–11.3% | |
| Patient set-up | 5–6.9% | 8–3.7% | |
| Nurse shift | 0–0% | 17–8.0% | |
| Subject of the interruption | 0.410 | ||
| Provide information | 16–21.9% | 35–16.5% | |
| Asking for help | 5–6.9% | 23–10.9% | |
| Seek informations | 25–34.2% | 71–33.5% | |
| Social interaction | 5–6.9% | 19–9.0% | |
| Logistic | 15–20.5% | 30–14.1% | |
| Other | 7–9.6% | 34–16.0% |
SB, stretcher bearer; OC, other caregiver.
Results are expressed in number of interruption and percentages for qualitative variable, and median with their interquartile range for quantitative variable. p-value represents the p-value of exact fisher test for the homogeneity of the class.