Handover times (seconds) for individual patients | Mean (SD) | n |
Baseline group Post-training group No-training group | 99 (61) 115 (80) 116 (92) | 166 197 197 |
Ward Coffee room Lecture theatre | 120 (64) 87 (54) 118 (88) | 53 133 374 |
Whole handover session times (minutes) | Mean (SD) | n |
Baseline group Post-training group No-training group | 36.6 (11.6) 43.0 (13.2) 41.6 (13.5) | 10 10 10 |
Ward Coffee room Lecture theatre | 46.6 (15.3) 31.7 (6.9) 43.1 (12.9) | 3 8 19 |
Delay in start of handover session (seconds) | Mean (SD) | n |
Baseline group Post-training group No-training group | 328 (156.3) 230 (126.7) 332 (146.8) | 10 10 10 |
Ward Coffee room Lecture theatre | 334 (101.3) 309 (174.6) 285 (145.8) | 3 8 19 |
Time gaps (seconds) between patient handovers | Mean (SD) | n |
Baseline group Post-training group No-training group | 12.0 (28.7) 8.6 (38.0) 4.8 (21.5) | 156 187 187 |
Ward Coffee room Lecture theatre | 20.7 (34.9) 8.5 (28.4) 6.4 (30.1) | 50 125 355 |
Clinical content scores | Mean (SD) | n |
Baseline group Post-training group No-training group | 5.91 (1.15) 6.38 (0.79) 6.0 (1.0) | 166 197 197 |
Ward Coffee room Lecture theatre | 5.51 (1.35) 6.15 (0.94) 6.17 (0.93) | 53 133 374 |