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. 2021 Feb 17;8(4):1625–1633. doi: 10.1002/nop2.785

TABLE 2.

The physical and mental workload of ICU nurses

Variable Mean SD Median Min Max
Physical workload (NAS) 72.84% 22.07% 78.07% 24.30% 111.03%
Mental workload (NASA‐TLX)
Mental demands 72.68 12.44 73.33 41.67 93.33
Physical demands 77.73 11.99 78.33 50 98.33
Temporal demands 69.25 14.46 70.00 36.67 95.00
Perceived performance 45.53 25.01 46.66 5.00 95
Effort 75.20 14.56 76.66 28.33 96.67
Frustration 52.80 21.07 53.33 5.00 98.33
Total mental workload 70.21 12.36 71.33 42.89 95.23

Abbreviations: NAS, nursing activities score; NASA‐TLX, NASA Task Load Index.