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Table 4 Allocation of working time during the week (n is the sum of the normal working hours the employees were scheduled to work that week in each office)

From: A descriptive retrospective study of time consumption in home care services: how do employees use their working time?

 

Municipality A

Municipality B

Office

Office 1

Office 2

Office 3

Office 4

Office 1

Office 2

Office 3

Working hours

Hours (n = 401.5)

Hours (n = 517.25)

Hours (n = 414)

Hours (n = 402.5)

Hours (n = 397.5)

Hours (n = 322)

Hours (n = 319.5)

Driving time

100.83 (25%)

109.38 (21%)

74.27 (18%)

74.00 (18%)

88.17 (22%)

70.93 (22%)

66.58 (21%)

Visiting time

177.67 (44%)

356.75 (69%)

212.00 (51%)

199.67 (50%)

159.08 (40%)

170.38 (53%)

177.97 (56%)

Time to other tasks

123.00 (31%)

51.12 (10%)

127.73 (31%)

128.83 (32%)

150.25 (38%)

80.68 (25%)

74.95 (23%)

Total

401.50 (100%)

517.25 (100%)

414.00 (100%)

402.50 (100%)

397.50 (100%)

322.00 (100%)

319.50 (100%)