Mean time spent (minutes) on daily activities by family physicians (n=310)
| Task | Mean | 95% CI | Minimum | Maximum | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tasks other than direct contact | 143.6 | 135.2 to 152.0 | 17 | 469 | 75.58 |
| Related to patients | 73.0 | 68.0 to 77.9 | 1 | 243 | 44.59 |
| Unrelated to patients | 74.3 | 67.2 to 81.3 | 0 | 364 | 63.37 |
| Direct patient contacts | 278.2 | 267.1 to 289.4 | 47 | 622 | 100.25 |
| Time per visit* (n=243)† | 15.9 | 15.2 to 16.7 | 3.7 | 47.9 | 6.08 |
| House calls/other external work | 8.3 | 5.5 to 11.1 | 0 | 132 | 25.24 |
| Effective daily working time‡ | 430.1 | 416.5 to 443.7 | 124 | 722 | 122.22 |
| Personal time | 57.6 | 52.3 to 62.9 | 0 | 289 | 47.38 |
*Not including interruptions.
†Indirectly calculated, excluding days with over 30 min of data loss (n=21) or with an unknown number of office visits (n=46).
‡Effective work = tasks other than patient contact + office visits + house calls/other external services.