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. 2018 May 11;18:363. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3154-2

Table 1.

Time and motion data for patients receiving STI services

INTERVAL N Mean (SD) Median Min Max
Common Times Time waiting before clinic opening 39 0:15 (0:37) 0:00 0:00 2:30
Time waiting for chart 38 0:27 (0:21) 0:20 0:01 1:19
Time waiting for vitals 9 0:07 (0:03) 0:07 0:03 0:15
Time obtaining vitals 15 0:02 (0:01) 0:03 0:01 0:06
Time waiting for nurse 13 0:46 (0:33) 0:40 0:04 1:44
Syndromic Management Time with nurse 37 0:07 (0:04) 0:06 0:01 0:20
Total time in clinic 39 2:05 (0:42) 1:48 0:28 4:35
% of time receiving care 6%
POC Diagnostic Management Time with nurse 9 2:49 (0:28) 2:52 2:06 3:38
Total time in clinic a 4:26 (1:01) 4:02
% of time receiving care 64%

Times are reported in hours and minutes (hours:minutes). The italicized rows indicate data specific to patients undergoing standard-of-care syndromic management or POC diagnostic management. POC patients waited in the same queues as standard-of-care patients and were recruited while waiting to see a nurse

aBecause entry times were not observed for these patients, total time in clinic was calculated by summing the common times with the time with the nurse. N, min, and max are not reported