Journal article
Improving our understanding of multi-tasking in healthcare: Drawing together the cognitive psychology and healthcare literature
Applied Ergonomics, Vol.59(A), pp.45-55
2017
Abstract
Multi-tasking is an important skill for clinical work which has received limited research attention. Its impacts on clinical work are poorly understood. In contrast, there is substantial multi-tasking research in cognitive psychology, driver distraction, and human-computer interaction. This review synthesises evidence of the extent and impacts of multi-tasking on efficiency and task performance from health and non-healthcare literature, to compare and contrast approaches, identify implications for clinical work, and to develop an evidence-informed framework for guiding the measurement of multi-tasking in future healthcare studies. The results showed healthcare studies using direct observation have focused on descriptive studies to quantify concurrent multi-tasking and its frequency in different contexts, with limited study of impact. In comparison, non-healthcare studies have applied predominantly experimental and simulation designs, focusing on interleaved and concurrent multi-tasking, and testing theories of the mechanisms by which multi-tasking impacts task efficiency and performance. We propose a framework to guide the measurement of multi-tasking in clinical settings that draws together lessons from these siloed research efforts.
Details
- Title
- Improving our understanding of multi-tasking in healthcare: Drawing together the cognitive psychology and healthcare literature
- Authors/Creators
- H.E. Douglas (Author/Creator) - School of Psychology and Exercise Science, Murdoch University Singapore Campus, #06-04 Kings Centre, 390 Havelock Road 169662, SingaporeM.Z. Raban (Author/Creator) - Macquarie UniversityS.R. Walter (Author/Creator) - Macquarie UniversityJ.I. Westbrook (Author/Creator) - Macquarie University
- Publication Details
- Applied Ergonomics, Vol.59(A), pp.45-55
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Identifiers
- 991005539577107891
- Copyright
- © 2016 The Authors
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Psychology and Exercise Science
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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