Physicians Work Distribution in a Danish Emergency Department

November 5, 2012 updated by: Christian Backer Mogensen, University of Southern Denmark

physicians in the Emergency Department spend their time on interviewing and examining patients, file documentation, communication with colleagues about the patients.

Introduction of IT technology aims to reduce the administrative workload. However it is the impression that more and more time are used behind the PC rather than at the side of the patient.

The aim of this study is to describe how the time is distributed between different task for an ED physician, and to analyse whether there are differences in time distribution if the physician is working in the outpatient area versus admission area of the ED.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

9

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Emergency Department physicians

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

ED physicians employed in the ED department

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
time in minutes used by Emergency Department (ED) physician on direct patient contact, documentation, communication about the patient.
Time Frame: first 24 hours after patient arrival to ED
the time measured in minutes used by the emergency physician on direct patient contact, examination and treatment, documentation in IT systems and communication with other health staff about the patient is counted by indepedent observer
first 24 hours after patient arrival to ED

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Southern Denmark

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 24, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 5, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

November 7, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 7, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 5, 2012

Last Verified

November 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SLB-ED-01-2012

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