Table 2.
Number of staff members that perceived illegitimate work tasks above the cut-off values for unnecessary and unreasonable work tasks.
| Illegitimate work tasks (BITS) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnecessary work tasks above the cut-off valuea | Unreasonable work tasks above the cut-off valueb | Unnecessary and unreasonable work tasks above the cut-off valuesa,b | ||
| Professions | n | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Registered nurse | 127 | 12 (9) | 10 (8) | 4 (3) |
| Primary care physician | 63 | 17 (27) | 5 (8) | 5 (8) |
| Care administrator | 65 | 3 (5) | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0) |
| Nurse assistant | 35 | 2 (6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Allied professionals | 40 | 2 (5) | 1 (3)c | 1 (2.5) |
| Overall | 330 | 36 (11) | 17 (5) | 10 (3) |
a
A large proportion of unnecessary work tasks to a high degree.
b
A large proportion of unreasonable work tasks to a high degree.
c
Calculated with 39 participants, due to participant drop out from this professional category.