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Efficiency of Task Switching and Multi-tasking

NCT03685266 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 18

Last updated 2018-09-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will collect observational data on how well pediatric residents handle interruptions to their daily workflow. Residents will be directly observed during their work day and behaviors will be recorded using an electronic tool that will time-stamp their actions when faced with an interruption. The average time it takes for them to return to their original task(s) after faced with an interruption will be calculated, along with correlations made between their predicted multi-tasking ability, year of training, and additional factors.

Conditions

  • Task Performance and Analysis
  • Efficiency

Interventions

OTHER

Observation

There are no specific interventions in this study; it is observational only. One could argue that the act of observing the participants may change their behavior (the Hawthorne effect).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Hawaii

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jennifer R Di Rocco, DO · University of Hawai'i

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-05-31
Primary Completion
2017-03-31
Completion
2017-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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