From: Nurses’ steps, distance traveled, and perceived physical demands in a three-shift schedule
Characteristics | Number of steps during the shift (1000 steps) | Distance traveled during the shift (1000 m) | ||||||
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Day (n = 117) | Evening (n = 117) | Night (n = 117) | All shifts (N = 351) | Day (n = 117) | Evening (n = 117) | Night (n = 117) | All shifts (N = 351) | |
M ± SD | M ± SD | |||||||
Unit type | ||||||||
Medical warda | 8.66 ± 2.53 | 8.51 ± 2.58 | 7.07 ± 2.68 | 8.08 ± 2.10 | 5.28 ± 1.56 | 5.18 ± 1.62 | 4.31 ± 1.71 | 4.92 ± 1.33 |
Surgical wardb | 8.00 ± 3.08 | 7.14 ± 2.86 | 6.32 ± 2.91 | 7.15 ± 2.59 | 4.96 ± 1.97 | 4.42 ± 1.85 | 3.94 ± 1.84 | 4.44 ± 1.68 |
Intensive care unitc | 10.97 ± 3.27 | 10.20 ± 2.94 | 9.66 ± 3.48 | 10.28 ± 2.87 | 6.91 ± 2.17 | 6.48 ± 1.95 | 6.09 ± 2.15 | 6.49 ± 1.86 |
Emergency roomd | 11.40 ± 4.55 | 12.91 ± 4.96 | 11.10 ± 4.70 | 11.80 ± 4.22 | 6.67 ± 2.81 | 8.10 ± 3.49 | 6.85 ± 2.94 | 7.20 ± 2.51 |
F/H/U(p) | 16.8 (< .001)† | 33.0 (< .001)† | 28.4 (< .001)† | 33.0 (< .001)† | 15.5 (.001)† | 32.6 (< .001)† | 28.9 (< .001)† | 33.4 (< .001) |
Bonferroni | a, b < d, b < c | a, b, c < d, b < c | a, b < c, a, b < d | a, b < c, b < d | a, b c < d, b < c | a, b < c, d | ||
Age (year) | ||||||||
22–24a | 10.97 ± 3.80 | 10.60 ± 4.26 | 10.01 ± 3.77 | 10.86 ± 3.50 | 6.57 ± 2.39 | 7.28 ± 3.01 | 6.19 ± 2.40 | 6.68 ± 2.13 |
25–27b | 9.94 ± 3.07 | 8.72 ± 3.34 | 8.31 ± 3.65 | 8.99 ± 2.87 | 6.10 ± 1.88 | 5.40 ± 2.15 | 5.18 ± 2.25 | 5.56 ± 1.79 |
≥ 28c | 7.91 ± 3.69 | 8.33 ± 3.72 | 6.88 ± 4.14 | 7.71 ± 3.60 | 4.97 ± 2.45 | 5.19 ± 2.38 | 4.28 ± 2.62 | 4.81 ± 2.32 |
F/H/U(p) | 14.7(< .001)† | 17.7(< .001)† | 16.8(< .001)† | 19.2(< .001)† | 12.0(.003)† | 15.9(< .001)† | 16.4(< .001)† | 17.9(< .001)† |
Bonferroni | a, b > c | a > b, c | a > c | a > c | a > b, c | a > c | ||
Education | ||||||||
Associate degree | 9.10 ± 3.50 | 8.55 ± 3.97 | 6.73 ± 3.61 | 8.13 ± 3.35 | 5.55 ± 2.09 | 5.15 ± 2.43 | 4.12 ± 2.17 | 4.94 ± 2.02 |
Bachelor’s degree or higher | 9.90 ± 3.76 | 9.92 ± 4.07 | 8.89 ± 4.01 | 9.57 ± 3.55 | 6.04 ± 2.36 | 6.22 ± 2.75 | 5.53 ± 2.52 | 5.93 ± 2.20 |
F/H/U(p) | 886.0 (.369)†† | 811.0 (.141)†† | 684.0 (.015)†† | 745.0 (.049)†† | − 0.8 (.424) | 783.0 (.092)†† | 687.5 (.016)†† | 726.0 (.035)†† |
Unit experience (year) | ||||||||
< 1a | 11.58 ± 3.78 | 11.74 ± 4.12 | 10.86 ± 3.93 | 11.39 ± 3.43 | 7.18 ± 2.36 | 7.32 ± 2.78 | 6.67 ± 2.41 | 7.05 ± 2.15 |
1 ≤ < 3b | 10.19 ± 3.46 | 9.94 ± 4.15 | 8.81 ± 4.03 | 9.65 ± 3.46 | 6.04 ± 2.16 | 6.24 ± 2.85 | 5.53 ± 2.59 | 5.94 ± 2.09 |
≥ 3c | 7.52 ± 2.72 | 7.45 ± 2.60 | 6.02 ± 2.31 | 6.99 ± 3.46 | 4.68 ± 1.78 | 4.61 ± 1.70 | 3.73 ± 1.48 | 4.34 ± 1.42 |
F/H/U(p) | 24.0 (< .001)† | 21.8 (< .001)† | 29.8 (< .001)† | 32.1 (< .001)† | 22.6 (< .001)† | 20.3 (< .001)† | 29.3 (< .001)† | 31.7 (< .001)† |
Bonferroni | a, b > c | a, b > c | a > b, c, b > c | a < b, c, b > c | a, b > c | a, b > c |