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Table 4 Mean time per patient spent by healthcare providers on unique bedside activities over a 240 min maintenance period

From: Bubble CPAP and oxygen for child pneumonia care in Malawi: a CPAP IMPACT time motion study

Task, mean minutes (SD)

bCPAP Maintenance (n = 17)

Oxygen Maintenance (n = 15)

p value

All

38.50 (34.93)

26.88 (15.50)

0.24

Healthcare provider cadre

 Clinical officer

11.18 (9.48)

13.63 (14.48)

0.56

 Nurse

21.32 (28.70)

9.17 (7.17)

0.12

 Vital sign assistant

2.92 (3.82)

3.88 (8.20)

0.69

 HIV counselor

2.08 (5.82)

3.88 (0.65)

0.24

Non-trial specific tasks

 All

38.50 (34.93)

26.88 (15.50)

0.24

 Communication

6.72 (9.35)

4.63 (6.15)

0.46

 Documentation

14.85 (9.95)

13.97 (8.70)

0.79

 Physical Examination

1.67 (4.37)

1.13 (1.00)

0.66

 Vital signs

3.78 (4.70)

2.35 (1.47)

0.28

 Adjustment of equipment

4.57 (4.87)

1.52 (2.50)

0.04*

 Adjustment of nasal interface

2.38 (3.42)

0.63 (1.53)

0.08

 Suctioning

0.47 (1.58)

0.30 (0.85)

0.82

 Blood draw

0.07 (0.17)

0.05 (0.12)

1.00

 Medication Administration

1.43 (2.63)

1.55 (2.32)

0.91

 Feeding

0.33 (0.78)

0 (0)

0.11

 Not otherwise specified

2.25 (5.43)

0.77 (1.78)

0.31

  1. There were no study specific tasks during the maintenance period
  2. bCPAP indicates bubble continuous positive airway pressure; SD, standard deviation; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus
  3. *p < 0.05 considered statistically significant