Table 2.
Content categories of CIC overall, and in phase 1, 2 or 3, respectively
| Overall mean (SD)/per hour | min–max/per hour | Phase 1 mean (SD)/per hour | Phase 2 mean (SD)/per hour | Phase 3 mean (SD)/per hour | P value (phases) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 125 | n = 102 | |||||
| Work-related CIC | 2.49 (2.17) | 0–14.7 | 2.09 (2.97)a | 2.40 (2.29)a | 2.35 (3.09)a | 0.618 |
| Other tasks/patients | 0.70 (0.95) | 0–8.3 | 0.41 (0.80)a | 0.76 (0.86)b | 0.58 (1.27)a,b | 0.028 |
| Work/medicine in general | 0.44 (0.78) | 0–6.0 | 0.18 (0.83)a | 0.47 (1.01)b | 0.41 (0.86)c | 0.029 |
| Context of surgery | 1.34 (1.11) | 0–5.4 | 1.51 (2.68)a | 1.18 (1.32)a | 1.35 (2.37)a | 0.517 |
| Social CIC (small talk) | 1.42 (2.17) | 0–20.2 | 0.89 (1.52)a | 1.02 (1.25)a | 1.86 (3.83)b | 0.005 |
| Acquaintance talk | 0.13 (0.23) | 0–1.0 | 0.14 (0.42)a | 0.07 (0.18)a | 0.17 (0.60)a | 0.27 |
| Gossip | 0.26 (0.48) | 0–2.4 | 0.15 (0.41)a | 0.20 (0.43)a | 0.39 (1.33)a | 0.1 |
| Private conversations | 1.02 (2.01) | 0–20.2 | 0.28 (1.17)a | 0.75 (0.97)a,b | 1.20 (3.45)b | 0.038 |
Bold values indicate statistical significance (P < 0.05)
Phases with different subscripts were significantly different from each other (across rows, Bonferroni-corrected post hoc tests)