Table 2

Handover times (seconds) for individual patients, whole handover session times (minutes), delay in overall start times (minutes), time gaps (seconds) between patient handovers, and clinical content scores with respect to group and location

Handover times (seconds) for individual patientsMean (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 handoversMean (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 scoresMean (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