Table 4.
Time required for nurses to enter patient data in the nursing system stratified by the patients' activities of daily living.
| Characteristic | Use group | No-use group | P value | |
| Independent ADLa, median (IQR) | ||||
| Single-choice items registered | 56 (50-63) | 56 (51-64) | .33 | |
| Multiple-choice items registered | 16 (12-20) | 15 (11-19) | .01 | |
| Sum of characters entered | 243 (160-353) | 201 (138-272) | <.001 | |
| Input time (minutes) | 9.5 (6.4-15.0) | 10.0 (6.5-16.5) | .20 | |
| Dependent ADL, median (IQR) | ||||
| Single-choice items registered | 54 (48-61) | 54 (48-62) | .53 | |
| Multiple-choice items registered | 14 (10-19) | 15 (10-19) | .89 | |
| Sum of characters entered | 232 (135-337) | 234 (131-361) | .82 | |
| Input time (minutes) | 9.1 (5.8-13.0) | 10.4 (6.6-18.0) | .006 | |
aADL: activities of daily living.