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Haruna Fukushige1, Yoshiaki Inoue2, Keisuke Nakashima3
1Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
Abstract:
This study aimed to identify and characterize 24-hour nurse call usage patterns among high-frequency users from nurse call logs and electronic medical records. Data from patients with the highest 0.01% to 5% of daily call usage were analyzed. The calls from each patient were divided into 48 intervals of 30 minutes, analyzed using a Fast Fourier Transform to denoise, and grouped into six clusters using Ward's method. In addition, the number of calls, age, and ward for each cluster were analyzed. The six 24-hour usage patterns had two major features: one with higher activity during the daytime and the other with a bimodal pattern, with peaks in the morning and evening. Each pattern showed characteristics in terms of call counts and wards.
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