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dc.contributor.authorMcCurdie, Tara
dc.contributor.authorSanderson, Penelope
dc.contributor.authorAitken, Leanne M
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-29T12:33:55Z
dc.date.available2019-05-29T12:33:55Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn0003-6870
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.apergo.2017.08.014
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/376787
dc.description.abstractExaminations of interruptions in healthcare often focus on a single clinical discipline, and solutions are targeted accordingly. This approach does not take into account the inter-disciplinary dependencies and other sociotechnical aspects that make up the healthcare work system, and suggested solutions may not meet the needs of all stakeholders. In this article a sociotechnical systems perspective is used to uncover the interdependencies between 16 unique work roles that result in interruptions in an intensive care unit (ICU). By applying social network analysis techniques to data collected using the Dual Perspectives Method, we identified targeted systems-based interventions that may reduce unnecessary interruptions while avoiding unintended consequences that impose additional burden on ICU staff. The rich insights gained into the interruptive communication patterns in the ICU work system stand in contrast to findings that would have otherwise been obtained by focusing only on a single clinical discipline or a single perspective.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom50
dc.relation.ispartofpageto60
dc.relation.ispartofjournalApplied Ergonomics
dc.relation.ispartofvolume67
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSports science and exercise
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMedical physiology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchDesign
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4207
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3208
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3303
dc.titleApplying social network analysis to the examination of interruptions in healthcare
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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