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. 2019 Oct 29;52(Suppl 4):273–281. doi: 10.1007/s00391-019-01644-x

Table 3.

Patient’s results regarding activity, company, location and context of action

Activity Duration in minutes
M (SD)
% of the observed time
M (SD)
Downtime 236.2 (121.9) 45.0
Sitting 216.0 (115.6) 41.1
Upright 72.7 (65.1) 13.9
Attending person
No one 342.0 (96.6) 65.1
Relatives/Friends 52.5 (64.6) 10.0
Service team membera 45.0 (54.0) 8.6
Therapist 37.5 (22.5) 7.1
Nurse 37.5 (28.6) 7.1
Physician 10.5 (18.9) 2.0
Locationb
Bedroom 396.9 (81.6) 75.6
Belonging bathroom 19.5 (18.9) 3.7
Common room 50.2 (61.3) 9.5
Hallway 39.0 (50.7) 7.4
Examination roomc 7.5 (15.7) 1.4
Off wardd 12.6 (21.9) 2.4
Context of action
Sleeping 99.7 (78.3) 19.0
Activities of daily living 93.7 (57.6) 17.8
Hospital routines 67.5 (41.1) 12.9
Neuropsychiatric symptomse 126.0 (82.8) 24.0
Leisure activitiesf 138.0 (91.9) 26.3

aService assistants, patient transport

bTime which could not be observed due to patients being out of sight (3.9%) could be recorded via proxy information for all parts

ce.g. MRI, X‑ray

dWaiting room, newsstand, prayer room or green area

e113.9 min/21.7% apathy; 12.0 min/2.3% agitation

fReading newspaper, writing, watching TV, looking out of the window, talking to hospital staff without medical or caring reason