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. 2009 Sep-Oct;16(5):651–659. doi: 10.1197/jamia.M3041

Table 1.

Table 1 Conditions of Data Entry for Handheld/Laptop

Variable Handheld Laptop p Value
Time of the day
daytime (08h00–20h00) 130 (40.6) 139 (43.4) 0.47
night-time (20h00-8 h00) 190 (59.4) 181 (56.6)
Number of data entry periods
median (range) 3.0 (2.0–8.0) 3.0 (2.0–8.0) 0.85
Level of interruptions
median (range) 5.0 (2.0–5.0) 5.0 (2.0–5.0) 0.60
Noise
Median (range) 4.0 (1.0–5.0) 4.0 (1.0–5.0) 0.92
Lighting
Median (range) 4.0 (3.0–5.0) 4.0 (3.0–5.0) 0.82

Measured on a scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent).