Efficiency of Task Switching and Multi-tasking

Completed

Conditions studied: Task Performance and Analysis, Efficiency

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03685266

Run by

University of Hawaii

People needed

18

Starts

2016-05-01

Expected to finish

2017-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-09-26

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Consenting pediatric residents

You may not qualify if…

• Non-consenting pediatric residents

Where it is running

• Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

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