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Table 6 Summary of number of visits per week and hours spent per week for each category 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

Admin/Supp (N = 1031)

Total number (and %) of floor visits per week

960 (30.2%)

1384 (43.6%)

831 (26.2%)

Average time spent per floor (hrs/week)

6.3

8.0

8.4

Other HCW (N = 452)

Total number (and %) of floor visits per week

322 (15.9%)

791 (38.9%)

918 (45.2%)

Average time spent per floor (hrs/week)

3.0

9.6

8.6

Nurses (N = 1144)

Total number (and %) of floor visits per week

522 (13.7%)

1577 (41.4%)

1709 (44.9%)

Average time spent per floor (hrs/week)

1.2

7.1

16.9

Physicians (N = 254)

Total number (and %) of floor visits per week

130 (11.6%)

466 (41.6%)

525 (46.8%)

Average time spent per floor (hrs/week)

1.4

8.0

11.1