Table 2

Results of Wilcoxon rank-sum test and descriptive statistics

FactorsUrban versus suburbanUrbanSuburban
Wilcoxon rank-sum test (p value)Mean±SDMean±SD
Interruptions04.069±0.8023.267±0.690
Patient care0.3273.822±1.0593.962±0.820
Multitasking04.091±0.7293.670±0.542
Personal/social activities in night shifts03.197±0.5983.685±0.516
Task switching0.1884.137±1.0744.295±0.929
Task break-in0.0043.632±1.1114.029±0.853
Resumption of task0.6233.906±1.1223.971±0.975
Professional communication03.280±0.8853.776±0.759
Waiting03.521±1.1714.152±0.830
Breaks0.0133.675±1.2793.981±1.126
Information exchange0.4524.127±1.0344.229±0.846
Social/Personal tasks0.0192.559±1.0343.000±1.359
Overtime03.511±0.6573.867±0.595
Effect of number of patients0.1694.328±0.4634.210±0.499
Effect of relevant patients0.434.269±0.5034.200±0.524
Effect of working hours0.1144.319±0.5734.202±0.493
Effect of frequent breaks0.1434.088±0.7633.897±0.826
Effect of visual and auditory distractions0.9951.806±0.8501.781±0.697
Effect of multitasking0.9251.682±0.6661.656±0.503
Effect of interruptions0.6911.485±0.5211.514±0.5229