Results of studies evaluating the influence of BCMA on time spent on medication administration related tasks
| Outcome measure | Baseline | Post-BCMA | p Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin et al11 | Mean (range) duration of each drug round (min) | 50 (15–105) | 40 (16–78) | 0.006 | |
| Helmons et al12 | Median (range) duration of a medication administration round on the general medicine ward (min) | 10 (1–30) | 10 (1–50) | ND | |
| Median (range) duration of a medication administration round on the ICU (min) | 12 (1–58) | 13.5 (1–53) | ND | ||
| Wesselink et al21 | Mean duration of administration per drug (min) | ||||
| Drug round 08:00 | 0.906 | 1.050 | <0.006 | ||
| Drug round 12:00 | 1.848 | 1.596 | <0.282 | ||
| Drug round 17:00 | 1.249 | 1.198 | <0.616 | ||
| Poon et al19 | Percentage of time spent on administering medication | 26.9% | 24.9% | 0.16 | |
| Percentage of time spent on direct patient care | 26.1% | 29.9% | 0.03 | ||
| Dwibedi et al16 | Mean duration of administration activity (s) | 59.8 | 45.5 | 0.01 | |
| Mean duration of time spent on direct patient care (s) | 47.4 | 182.3 | <0.0001 | ||
| Tsai et al17 | Mean working time for oral medication administration (s) | 36.49 | 18.42 | ND | |
| Paper group | BCMA group | ||||
| Huang et al18* | Percentage of time spent on medication-related tasks | 25.0% | 17.4% | <0.001 | |
| Percentage of time spent on direct patient care | 28.2% | 28.1% |
*In this study a cross-sectional design rather than a before-after design was used.
BCMA, bar code-assisted medication administration; ND, not determined in original publication.