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. 2022 Oct 8;20:72. doi: 10.1186/s12960-022-00768-3

Table 5.

Relationships between distance traveled during three shifts and characteristics of nurses: regression coefficients (N = 117)

Characteristics Distance traveled during the shift
Day Evening Night
Coefficient (95% CI) SE p Coefficient (95% CI) SE p Coefficient (95% CI) SE p
Unit type (vs. medical ward)
 Surgical ward 0.08 (− 11.03, 1.18) 0.56 .890 − 0.46 (− 1.68, 0.76) 0.62 .456 − 0.002 (− 1.12, 1.12) 0.57 .997
 Intensive care unit 1.44 (0.32, 2.56) 0.56 .012 0.99 (− 0.24, 2.23) 0.62 .113 1.41 (0.27, 2.54) 0.57 .016
 Emergency room 1.22 (0.12, 2.31) 0.55 .031 2.74 (1.53, 3.95) 0.61  < .001 2.34 (1.27, 3.50) 0.56  < .001
Age 0.20 (− 0.05, 0.45) 0.13 .108 0.14 (− 0.13, 0.42) 0.14 .305 0.23 (− 0.02, 0.48) 0.13 .073
Educational level (vs. associate degree) − 0.30 (− 1.36, 0.76) 0.539 .576 0.65 (− 0.52, 1.81) 0.59 .275 0.63 (− 0.44, 1.70) 0.54 .246
Unit experience − 0.04  (− 0.06, − 0.01) 0.01 .002 − 0.03 (− 0.05, − 0.004) 0.01 .024 − 0.04 (− 0.06, − 0.14) 0.01 .002

SE standard error, CI confidence interval