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Table 5 Summary of number of visits per week and hours spent per week corresponding to each hospital in patient care (PCA), non-patient care (Non PCA), and mixed (mPCA) areas

From: Contact among healthcare workers in the hospital setting: developing the evidence base for innovative approaches to infection control

 

Non PCA

mPCA

PCA

Hospital 1

1512 Respondents

Total number (and %) of floor visits per week

1277 (22.3%)

2725 (47.5%)

1734 (30.2%)

Average time spent per floor (hrs/week)

6.5

7.5

13.0

Hospital 2

801 Respondents

Total number (and %) of floor visits per week

193 (6.5%)

1262 (42.7%)

1501 (50.8%)

Average time spent per floor (hrs/week)

4.9

7.7

11.7

Hospital 3

568 Respondents

Total number (and %) of floor visits per week

464 (21.0%)

590 (26.7%)

1153 (52.2%)

Average time spent per floor (hrs/week)

3.7

9.0

11.8