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. 2023 Oct 20;10:727. doi: 10.1038/s41597-023-02620-2

Table 2.

Overview of nursing activities captured in the dataset: Each row corresponds to a distinct activity, with accompanying details including activity description, total recording time in minutes, number of recordings, and statistical measures of activity duration in seconds.

Activity Description Total Mins Recordings Mean ± Std (s)
Null activity Null activities include all activities that are not subject to documentation requirements and to avoid overlapping of subsequent activities: adjust bed, wheelchair modification, assist in walking, make a phone call, work at the computer, corona test, reposition costumer, take to the bathroom, cut nails, give insulin, change catheter, hold arm, shower the costumer 1465.6 2259 43.9 ± 79.4
Change clothes Incontinence care, put a bandage, patch, change clothes 414.9 487 51.1 ± 52.0
Serve food Serve drink, serve food 303.8 252 72.3 ± 107.7
Wash in bed Wash in bed 200.4 165 72.9 ± 60.5
Kitchen preparation Make coffee, organize supplies, set up equipment 176.5 164 64.6 ± 90.3
Clean up Tidy/clean the cupboard, clean up, fold laundry, rearrange laundry, empty catheter 167.2 301 33.3 ± 53.0
Make bed Put clean sheets on a bed, make bed 161.9 210 46.2 ± 48.5
Deliver food Deliver tray/dishes, distribute dishes 125.4 375 20.1 ± 19.4
Wash at sink Personal hygiene, skin care, rinse and refresh 116.6 109 64.2 ± 59.7
Push wheelchair Push trolley, push wheelchair 115.3 403 17.2 ± 13.5
Put food on plate Put food on plate 99.2 194 30.7 ± 31.9
Collect dishes Collect dishes 73.0 183 23.9 ± 23.2
Prepare bath Prepare bath 64.5 117 33.1 ± 21.8
Wheelchair transfer Assist with sitting down, assist in getting up, wheelchair transfer 45.1 145 18.7 ± 15.8
Put medication Administering medication to residents 40.1 11 218.9 ± 372.5
Pour drinks Pour drinks 34.0 114 17.9 ± 15.9
Dental care Dental care 27.7 23 72.3 ± 51.0
Documentation Documentation 26.5 48 33.1 ± 28.3
Comb hair Comb hair 16.4 47 21.0 ± 20.2
Wipe up Wipe and tidying up the living spaces of the residents 10.1 19 32.0 ± 47.3
Put accessories Put a bib, put perfume, put accessories 8.4 38 13.2 ± 9.9
Blow-dry Blow-dry 5.3 1 317.3 ± NaN
Wash hair Wash hair 2.1 8 15.7 ± 7.2