Improving care safety by characterizing task interruptions during interactions between healthcare professionals: an observational study.

ABSTRACT: Few studies have investigated interruptions to the work of professionals practicing in inpatient hospitals, and even fewer take account of the functions that make up the system. Safety of care can be improved by considering avoidable interruptions during interactions between managerial and care delivery functions. The present study describes the characteristics of interruptions to the work of professionals working in the inpatient hospital sector, with respect to their typology, frequency, duration, and avoidability in the context of interactions between functions. This direct observational study of interruptions in hospital care was performed in the Pays de la Loire (west coast) area of France. A total of 23 teams (17 institutions) working in medical or surgical specialties (excluding int

SUBMITTER: Teigne D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10507660 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature