Table 3 Comparison of time requirements of home visits by regional distribution

N

3673

1119

643

1123

788

Frequency per week

Mean (± SD)

14.5 (± 11.3)

16.5*** (± 10.4)

14.6* (± 8.6)

14.4* (± 9.7)

12.5 (± 15.1)

95% CI

13.1–15.9

13.9–19

12–17.2

12.2–16.6

8.7–16.3

Min – Max

0–97

1–55

2–51

0–62

0–97

Treatment time in min.^b

Mean (± SD)

14.8 (± 9.3)

15*** (± 8.8)

16.2*** (± 9.9)

15.1*** (± 9.9)

12.8 (± 7.6)

95% CI

14.5–15.1

14.5–15.5

15.4–17

14.5–15.6

12.2–13.3

Min – Max

1–110

2–60

2–88

2–78

1–110

Travel time in min.

Mean (± SD)

13 (± 14.3)

14.9*** (± 18.2)

12.4** (± 11.2)

12.6* (± 12.8)

11.4 (± 11.7)

95% CI

12.5–13.5

13.8–15.9

11.6–13.3

11.9–13.4

10.6–12.2

Min – Max

0–200

0–200

0–80

0–170

0–70

Total duration in min.

Mean (± SD)

27.8 (± 18.9)

29.9*** (± 21.8)

28.6*** (± 16.6)

27.7*** (± 18.1)

24.2 (± 16.5)

95% CI

27.2–28.4

28.6–31.2

27.4–30

26.6–28.8

23–25.3

Min – Max

2–240

2–240

2–110

2–232

3–126

Weekly workload

6.7 h

8.2*** h

7* h

6.6 h

5 h

Ratio

1 (reference)

1.22

1.04

0.99

0.75

Share of treatment time

53.2%

50.2%

56.6%

54.5%

52.9%

Share of travel time

46.8%

49.8%

43.4%

45.5%

47.1%