Table 1 Reported working conditions and practices of data collection
Topic, Survey Questions (Italics) | Answer choices | Physicians | Nurses | Total | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 24) | (N = 28) | (N = 55) | χ2-test | ||
User friendliness: “Please assess the user friendliness of the electronic anaesthesia record/data entry system (AIMS)” | “good” or “sufficient” | 22 (92%) | 26 (96%) | 51 (94%) | n/a |
“unsatisfactory" | 2 (08%) | 1 (04%) | 3 (06%) | ||
Total respondents | 24 | 27 | 54 | ||
Clarity of definitions: “Are the definitions of events (definition text) in the window ”SGAR problems and complications/intraoperatively“ unambiguous?” | “good” or “sufficient” | 19 (79%) | 18 (67%) | 39 (72%) | n/a |
“unsatisfactory” | 5 (21%) | 9 (33%) | 15 (28%) | ||
Total respondents | 24 | 27 | 54 | ||
Adequacy of time available for data entry: “Do you have enough time to enter these data?” | “always” or “usually” | 22 (92%) | 24 (86%) | 49 (89%) | n/a |
“rarely” or “never” | 2 (08%) | 4 (14%) | 6 (11%) | ||
Total respondents | 24 | 28 | 55 | ||
Timing of data entry: “When do you usually enter the data?” (before or after end of anaesthetic) | “after end” | 3 (13%) | 2 (07%) | 5 (09%) | n/a |
“before end” | 19 (79%) | 25 (89%) | 47 (85%) | ||
“both” | 2 (08%) | 1 (04%) | 3 (05%) | ||
Total respondents | 24 | 28 | 55 | ||
Concomitant important duties during data entry: “Do you have to carry out other important duties at the time of quality data entry?” | “always” or “usually” | 22 (92%) | 24 (86%) | 48 (87%) | n/a |
“rarely” or “never” | 2 (08%) | 4 (14%) | 7 (13%) | ||
Total respondents | 24 | 28 | 55 | ||
Which duties: “If yes: which duties?” (multiple answers possible; see text for items) | Specific answers | 23 (96%) | 24 (86%) | 49 (89%) | ** |
No answers | 1 (04%) | 4 (14%) | 6 (11%) | ||
Total respondents | 24 | 28 | 55 | ||
Frequency of noise or interruptions during data entry: “Please estimate how often noise or interruptions interfere with data entry” | “always” or “usually” | 15 (63%) | 20 (74%) | 36 (67%) | n/a |
“rarely” or “never” | 9 (38%) | 7 (26%) | 18 (33%) | ||
Total respondents | 24 | 27 | 54 | ||
Record check before data entry: “Do you regularly perform a check of the anaesthesia record before data entry?” | “always” or “usually” | 6 (26%) | 18 (67%) | 25 (47%) | 0.017* |
“rarely” or “never” | 17 (74%) | 9 (33%) | 28 (53%) | ||
Total respondents | 23 | 27 | 53 |