Ward round competences in surgery and psychiatry - a comparative multidisciplinary interview study

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Table 3 Temporal aspects of the ward rounds in surgery and psychiatry

Frequency of ward rounds [%]			Estimated duration of ward rounds in minutes
	Surgery	Psychiatry		Surgery	Psychiatry
Once a week	–	80	Overall duration	43 min	210 min
Twice a week	–	13	Per patient	4 min	12 min
>Twice a week	100	7

Left column: Described frequency of the ward rounds in percent [%] of the interviews (N surgery = 30, N psychiatry = 30)
Right column: Reported average duration of the ward rounds in minutes (min)

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