Profession | Fiscal year | All years | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | p Value* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SE, standard error. | ||||||
*Three-sample ANOVA comparing fiscal years. | ||||||
†Two-sided t test comparing physicians and nurses. | ||||||
Physicians | n | 462 | 179 | 159 | 124 | 0.032 |
Mean (SE) (day) | 3.8 (0.5) | 4.6 (1.0) | 2.2 (0.4) | 4.7 (0.8) | ||
Nurses | n | 6418 | 2132 | 2367 | 1919 | <0.0001 |
Mean (SE) (day) | 2.2 (0.1) | 2.3 (0.1) | 1.9 (0.1) | 2.4 (0.1) | ||
Total | n | 6880 | 2311 | 2526 | 2043 | <0.0001 |
Mean (SE) (day) | 2.3 (0.1) | 2.5 (0.1) | 1.9 (0.1) | 2.6 (0.1) | ||
p Value† | <0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.338 | <0.0001 |