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Table 4 Time requirements for non-physician implementation activities

From: Time required to implement a computerized patient decision aid for lupus in outpatient visits

Staff time spent (in minutes)

Mean

(sd)

Median

25 th percentile

75 th percentile

N

Identification of patients eligible to use the decision aid

41.43

(37.74)

28.28

13.93

63.85

94

Introducing patients to the decision aid and the tablet

4.12

(6.02)

2

2

4

183

  1. Processes for identifying patients eligible for the decision aid differed by sites. However, most sites reviewed eligible patients weekly, for the upcoming week. As a result, the time required to identify eligible patients can be considered a weekly requirement rather than a per-patient requirement
  2. sd standard deviation