Table 2 Actual work hours, total number of steps, distance traveled, and perceived physical demands during work by shift (351 shifts from 117 nurses)
From: Nurses’ steps, distance traveled, and perceived physical demands in a three-shift schedule
Variables | Shift | M ± SD | Min. | Max. | H | p | Bonferroni |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Actual working hours including overtime | Daya (n = 117) | 9.13 ± 1.07 | 8.00 | 12.50 | 63.53 | < .001 | a,b < c |
Eveningb (n = 117) | 9.09 ± 0.94 | 8.00 | 12.00 | ||||
Nightc (n = 117) | 9.81 ± 1.25 | 9.00 | 14.00 | ||||
All | 9.44 ± 0.73 | 8.00 | 14.00 | ||||
Total number of steps during the shift (1000 steps) | Daya (n = 117) | 9.78 ± 3.72 | 3.26 | 20.49 | 10.33 | .006 | a,b > c |
Eveningb (n = 117) | 9.72 ± 4.07 | 2.91 | 22.22 | ||||
Nightc (n = 117) | 8.58 ± 4.01 | 2.64 | 19.66 | ||||
All | 9.36 ± 3.55 | 2.64 | 22.22 | ||||
Total distance traveled (1000 m) | Daya (n = 117) | 5.97 ± 2.32 | 1.30 | 12.60 | 8.29 | .016 | a,b > c |
Eveningb (n = 117) | 6.07 ± 2.73 | 1.70 | 15.60 | ||||
Nightc (n = 117) | 5.32 ± 2.51 | 1.64 | 13.00 | ||||
All | 5.79 ± 2.20 | 1.30 | 15.60 | ||||
Perceived physical demands | Daya (n = 117) | 100 | 57.66 | < .001 | a,b > c | ||
Eveningb (n = 117) | 96.75 ± 31.14 | 50.00 | 300.00 | ||||
Nightc (n = 117) | 90.09 ± 22.44 | 50.00 | 200.00 |