Table 4.

Associations between illegitimate work tasks above the cut-off value and different work tasks (N = 290).

	Illegitimate work tasks (BITS)
	Unnecessary work tasks (above cut-off value)				Unreasonable work tasks (above cut-off value)
Self-reported work tasks	na	OR	(95 % CI)	p-value	na	OR	(95 % CI)	p-value
Direct patient-related work tasks	280	0.98	(0.95–1.01)	.216	279	0.93	(0.89–0.98)	.003
Indirect patient-related work tasks	286	1.01	(0.98–1.05)	.463	285	1.02	(0.95–1.08)	.659
Other work tasks	288	1.00	(0.98–1.03)	.805	287	1.04	(1.01–1.07)	.012

OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; Regression analyses were adjusted for profession, age, and gender.

^aNumbers may not reflect the total, due to participants dropping out.