Table 5.

Associations between illegitimate work tasks above the cut-off value and administrative and service 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
Patient-related administrative work tasks	283	1.02	(0.98–1.06)	.335	282	0.98	(0.90–1.07)	.695
Organization-related administration and service work tasks	287	1.01	(0.98–1.04)	.395	286	1.05	(1.01–1.08)	.007
Total administration and service work tasks	282	1.04	(1.001–1.07)	.046	281	1.04	(1.00–1.09)	.082

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.