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. 2022 Sep 12;11(3):e001813. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2022-001813

Table 2.

Results of Wilcoxon rank-sum test and descriptive statistics

Factors Urban versus suburban Urban Suburban
Wilcoxon rank-sum test (p value) Mean±SD Mean±SD
Interruptions 0 4.069±0.802 3.267±0.690
Patient care 0.327 3.822±1.059 3.962±0.820
Multitasking 0 4.091±0.729 3.670±0.542
Personal/social activities in night shifts 0 3.197±0.598 3.685±0.516
Task switching 0.188 4.137±1.074 4.295±0.929
Task break-in 0.004 3.632±1.111 4.029±0.853
Resumption of task 0.623 3.906±1.122 3.971±0.975
Professional communication 0 3.280±0.885 3.776±0.759
Waiting 0 3.521±1.171 4.152±0.830
Breaks 0.013 3.675±1.279 3.981±1.126
Information exchange 0.452 4.127±1.034 4.229±0.846
Social/Personal tasks 0.019 2.559±1.034 3.000±1.359
Overtime 0 3.511±0.657 3.867±0.595
Effect of number of patients 0.169 4.328±0.463 4.210±0.499
Effect of relevant patients 0.43 4.269±0.503 4.200±0.524
Effect of working hours 0.114 4.319±0.573 4.202±0.493
Effect of frequent breaks 0.143 4.088±0.763 3.897±0.826
Effect of visual and auditory distractions 0.995 1.806±0.850 1.781±0.697
Effect of multitasking 0.925 1.682±0.666 1.656±0.503
Effect of interruptions 0.691 1.485±0.521 1.514±0.5229