Table 2 Documented staff minutes per patient and day palliative care unit
From: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on processes, resource use and cost in palliative care
Palliaitve Care Unit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 (N = 55) | 2020 (N = 76) | ||||
median / IQR | share in overall care (%) | median /IQR | share in overall care (%) | p-value | |
Minutes per patient and day | 150.0 / 36.7 | 100% | 141.1 / 50 | 100% | .539 |
Minutes per Patient and day by professional group | |||||
Physician | 28.8 / 17.4 | 22.5% | 27.7 / 13.0 | 21.6% | .326 |
Nurse | 95.0 / 34.0 | 66.5% | 92.0 / 33.2 | 63.2% | .158 |
Social worker | 1.8 / 4.5 | 2.4% | 0.7 / 7.0 | 3.4% | .952 |
Respiratory Therapist | 0.0 / 4.5 | 1.9% | 1.0 / 7.5 | 2.4% | .150 |
Psychologist | 0.7 / 5.0 | 2.0% | 0.5 / 5.4 | 2.4% | .977 |
Physiotherapist | 0.0 / 2.7 | 2.3% | 3.8 / 9.7 | 3.7% | .006 |
Pastoral worker | 0.7 / 5.2 | 2.4% | 1.8 / 5.0 | 3.3% | .876 |
Minutes per Patient and day by field of activity (all professional groups) | |||||
Patient | 101.7 / 24.9 | 66.0% | 103.3 / 34.1 | 70.8% | .446 |
Family | 25.0 / 30.7 | 19.8% | 14.4 / 24.6 | 15.9% | .040 |
Systemic | 13.2 / 7.4 | 8.5% | 11.8 / 5.8 | 9.0% | .853 |
Professional | 6.7 / 7.1 | 5.8% | 5.5 / 5.7 | 4.4% | .474 |
Nursing minutes per patient and day by field of activity | |||||
Patient | 77.9 / 21.0 | 78.9% | 78.3 / 34.5 | 85.4% | .875 |
Family | 13.9 / 16.1 | 17.6% | 7.3 / 14.5 | 13.1% | .007 |
Systemic | 1.0 / 2.0 | 1.3% | 0.7 / 1.6 | 1.0% | .199 |
Professional | 0.3 / 2.4 | 2.2% | 0.0 / 0.6 | 0.5% | .025 |