Table 2.
Time required for nurses to enter patient data in the nursing system.
| Characteristic | Use group (n=1287) | No-use group (n=1081) | P value | ||||
| Patient age (year), median (IQR) | 58 (41-73) | 56 (33-73) | .14 | ||||
| Patient sex (male), n (%) | 592 (46) | 489 (45) | .71 | ||||
| Independent ADLa, n (%) | 885 (84) | 703 (74) | <.001 | ||||
| Prolonged hospital stay, n (%) | 666 (54) | 527 (52) | .37 | ||||
| Cognitive impairment, n (%) | 89 (6.9) | 82 (7.6) | .54 | ||||
| Single-choice items registered, median (IQR) | 56 (50-63) | 56 (50-63) | .25 | ||||
| Multiple choice items registered, median (IQR) | 16 (12-20) | 15 (11-19) | .03 | ||||
| Sum of characters entered, median (IQR) | 237 (152-353) | 208 (139-299) | <.001 | ||||
| Input time (minutes), median (IQR) | 9.4 (6.2-15.0) | 10.1 (6.6-16.7) | .007 | ||||
| Ward, n (%) | <.001 | ||||||
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Internal medicine | 593 (46) | 266 (25) | N/Ab | |||
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Surgery | 694 (54) | 815 (75) | N/A | |||
| Years working in nursing, median (IQR) | 4.7 (2.4-12.4) | 4.6 (2.2-10.6) | .26 | ||||
| EMRc use duration > 3 years, n (%) | 834 (65) | 690 (64) | .62 | ||||
aADL: activities of daily living.
bN/A: not available.
cEMR: electronic medical record.