Table 4 Relationships between steps during three shifts and characteristics of nurses: regression coefficients (N = 117)
From: Nurses’ steps, distance traveled, and perceived physical demands in a three-shift schedule
Characteristics | Number of steps during the shift | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Day | Evening | Night | |||||||
Coefficient (95% CI) | SE | p | Coefficient (95% CI) | SE | p | Coefficient (95% CI) | SE | p | |
Unit type (vs. medical ward) | |||||||||
Surgical ward | − 0.07 (− 1.82, 1.68) | 0.88 | .938 | − 0.91 (− 2.71, 0.88) | 0.91 | .317 | − 0.16 (− 1.94, 1.62) | 0.90 | .860 |
Intensive care unit | 2.03 (0.26, 3.80) | 0.89 | .025 | 1.26 (− 0.56, 3.08) | 0.92 | .172 | 1.95 (0.15, 3.75) | 0.91 | .034 |
Emergency room | 2.41 (0.67, 4.15) | 0.88 | .007 | 4.10 (2.32, 5.89) | 0.90 | < .001 | 3.78 (2.01, 5.55) | 0.89 | < .001 |
Age | 0.24 (− 0.15, 0.64) | 0.20 | .225 | 0.20 (− 0.21, 0.60) | 0.20 | .337 | 0.38 (− 0.02, 0.78) | 0.20 | .061 |
Educational level (vs. associate degree) | − 0.30 (− 1.97, 1.38) | 0.84 | .727 | 0.81 (− 0.91, 2.52) | 0.87 | .354 | 1.14 (− 0.57, 2.84) | 0.86 | .188 |
Unit experience | − 0.05 (− 0.09, − 0.02) | 17.44 | .004 | − 0.04 (− 0.08, − 0.01) | 0.18 | .022 | − 0.06 (− 0.09, − 0.02) | 0.02 | .001 |