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Australasian Journal of Paramedicine, cilt.19, 2022 (Scopus)
© 2022, Australasian College of Paramedicine. All rights reserved.Introduction: Healthcare workers employed in the ambulance service should minimise their response time when responding to a medical emergency. Pre-hospital emergency medical services (EMS) operate on a 24-hour basis; hence, time management in both the work and social lives of the staff is more difficult than in other occupational groups. In the case of emergency health services, time management is no doubt the most important aspect in terms of human health. The purpose of this research was to examine the time management skills and influencing factors of healthcare workers employed in the ambulance service. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a questionnaire containing time management inventory (TMI) and demographics was applied. In the analysis of the data, the number, chi square, percentage and t test were applied using SPSS statistical software. Results: Of those who participated in the survey, 57.8% were male, 86.2% were working at the EMS station (EMSS) and 49.9% were paramedics. The average TMI was 70.49. When occupation was considered, no significant difference was observed in the total time management, time planning, time attitudes and time loss of the participants. Conclusion: A statistically significant difference was observed with regards to education status for the total time management according to gender for the time loss subdimension of the healthcare workers employed in the ambulance service. This research concluded that males working in the ambulance service managed their use of time better than the females, and that high school graduates used their time better than the undergraduates.