Research Article
Time in Care for Older People Living in Nursing Homes
(a) Direct time in mean minutes per activity from 6.45 AM to 9.15 PM Nursing home 1. |
| | Period 1 | Period 2 | Activity | Number of measurement activities | Mean | Sd | Range | Number of measurement activity | Mean | Sd | Range |
| Shower/bath | 9 | 18 | 19 | 1–55 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 1–57 | Injection | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1–4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1–1 | KAD | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4–6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1–3 | Drug | 241 | 3 | 3 | 1–36 | 208 | 3 | 3 | 1–15 | Nutrition | 155 | 9 | 10 | 1–56 | 85 | 10 | 11 | 1–60 | Hygiene | 267 | 6 | 5 | 1–28 | 193 | 6 | 5 | 1–25 | Cognitive Care | 49 | 3 | 3 | 1–12 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1–10 | Rehabilitation | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1– 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1– 6 | Social activity | 37 | 6 | 8 | 1–35 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 1–57 | Wound | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1–11 | 1 | 1 | — | 1– 1 | Observation | 169 | 2 | 2 | 1–15 | 153 | 2 | 2 | 1–21 | Visits to toilet | 244 | 4 | 3 | 1–23 | 161 | 4 | 4 | 1–33 | Transport | 252 | 2 | 2 | 1–20 | 185 | 3 | 6 | 1–73 | Other | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1–15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1– 8 |
| Total | 1458 | 6 | 5 | 1–56 | 1053 | 5 | 5 | 1–73 |
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refer to administration of insulin by nursing assistants on delegation.
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(b) Indirect time in mean minutes per activity from 6.45 AM to 9.15 PM Nursing home 1. |
| Activity | Number of measurement activities | Mean | Sd | Range | Number of measurement activity | Mean | Sd | Range |
| Documentation | 47 | 7 | 6 | 1–27 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 1–18 | Store | 9 | 7 | 11 | 1–36 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1–15 | Walking time | 1394 | 2 | 2 | 1– 38 | 913 | 2 | 2 | 1–46 | Communication | 175 | 4 | 11 | 1–123 | 78 | 4 | 5 | 1–33 | Preparing food | 252 | 6 | 5 | 1–37 | 128 | 8 | 10 | 1–59 | Report | 62 | 7 | 5 | 1–25 | 59 | 9 | 7 | 1–34 | Social activities | 31 | 7 | 9 | 1–35 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 1–43 | Cleaning | 42 | 5 | 4 | 1–19 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1–27 | Phone | 45 | 4 | 15 | 1–99 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1–15 | Transport | 47 | 3 | 3 | 1–14 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 1–15 | Washing | 30 | 3 | 4 | 1–17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1–5 | Waiting time | 47 | 4 | 9 | 1–50 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1– 8 | Other | 17 | 8 | 11 | 1–36 | 1 | 1 | — | 1–1 |
| Total | 2198 | 5 | 7 | 1–123 | 1379 | 5 | 5 | 1–59 |
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(c) Work-place-related time in mean minutes per activity from 6.45 AM to 9.15 PM Nursing home 1. |
| Activity | Number of measurement activities | Mean | Sd | Range | Number of measurement activity | Mean | Sd | Range |
| Control | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1–8 | 1 | 4 | — | 4–4 | equipment | | | | | | | | Personnel | 39 | 3 | 2 | 1–8 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 1– 82 | time | | | | | | | | Conference | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5–16 | Phone | 23 | 5 | 11 | 1–52 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1– 6 | Cleaning | 25 | 5 | 5 | 1–22 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 1–40 |
| Total | 93 | 3 | 4 | 1–52 | 56 | 7 | 7 | 1–82 |
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