Table 3.
Mean time to enter 3 variables for each interface-sign combination.
| Data type | Interface entry time (sec), mean (SD) | P | |||||
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Character recognition | Circle | Columns | Numeric keyboard | Stepper | Wheel |
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| Pulse | 10.50 (0.44) | 6.27 (0.14) | 10.06 (0.34) | 3.08 (0.06) | 6.53 (0.36) | 8.35 (0.21) | <.001 |
| Body temperature | 14.68 (0.64) | 9.38 (0.28) | 10.49 (0.45) | 4.34 (0.08) | 7.23 (0·18) | 7.22 (0.19) | <.001 |
| Respiratory rate | 6.32 (0.24) | 4.45 (0.01) | 5.25 (0.16) | 2.81 (0.06) | 4.31 (0.11) | 5.13 (0.14) | <.001 |