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Table 5 Expected and experienced effects on workload by automating vital sign documentation

From: Man vs machine in emergency medicine – a study on the effects of manual and automatic vital sign documentation on data quality and perceived workload, using observational paired sample data and questionnaires

 

Expected

(CI 95%)

Experienced

(CI 95%)

p

Mental demand. How do you expect a switch to automated documentation will change mental demand vs How did you experience that the switch to automated documentation changed mental demand?

56 (46–66)

40 (23–56)

ns

Physical demand. How do you expect a switch to automated documentation will change physical demand vs How did you experience that the switch to automated documentation changed physical demand?

24 (15–33)

41 (26–56)

ns

Temporal demand. How do you expect a switch to automated documentation will change temporal demand vs How did you experience that the switch to automated documentation changed temporal demand?

57 (47–66)

47 (32–66)

ns

Performance. How do you expect a switch to automated documentation will change your performance vs How did you experience that the switch to automated documentation changed your performance?

52 (40–63)

39 (21–56)

ns

Frustration level. How do you expect a switch to automated documentation will change your frustration vs How did you experience that the switch to automated documentation changed your frustration?

54 (44–65)

27 (10–43)

< 0.5

Effort. How do you expect a switch to automated documentation will change your effort vs How did you experience that the switch to automated documentation changed your effort?

45 (38–53)

38 (26–51)

ns