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Table 5 Relationships between distance traveled 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

Distance traveled 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

0.08 (− 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

  1. SE standard error, CI confidence interval