From: Nurses’ steps, distance traveled, and perceived physical demands in a three-shift schedule
Characteristics | Distance traveled during the shift | ||||||||
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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 | 0.08 (− 11.03, 1.18) | 0.56 | .890 | − 0.46 (− 1.68, 0.76) | 0.62 | .456 | − 0.002 (− 1.12, 1.12) | 0.57 | .997 |
Intensive care unit | 1.44 (0.32, 2.56) | 0.56 | .012 | 0.99 (− 0.24, 2.23) | 0.62 | .113 | 1.41 (0.27, 2.54) | 0.57 | .016 |
Emergency room | 1.22 (0.12, 2.31) | 0.55 | .031 | 2.74 (1.53, 3.95) | 0.61 | < .001 | 2.34 (1.27, 3.50) | 0.56 | < .001 |
Age | 0.20 (− 0.05, 0.45) | 0.13 | .108 | 0.14 (− 0.13, 0.42) | 0.14 | .305 | 0.23 (− 0.02, 0.48) | 0.13 | .073 |
Educational level (vs. associate degree) | − 0.30 (− 1.36, 0.76) | 0.539 | .576 | 0.65 (− 0.52, 1.81) | 0.59 | .275 | 0.63 (− 0.44, 1.70) | 0.54 | .246 |
Unit experience | − 0.04 (− 0.06, − 0.01) | 0.01 | .002 | − 0.03 (− 0.05, − 0.004) | 0.01 | .024 | − 0.04 (− 0.06, − 0.14) | 0.01 | .002 |