Exploring sleep duration and clinical reasoning process in resident physicians: a thematic analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

Connecting resident physician work hours and sleep deprivation to adverse outcomes has been difficult. Our study explores clinical reasoning rather than outcomes. Diagnostic errors are a leading cause of medical error and may result from deficits in clinical reasoning. We used simulated cases to explore relationships between sleep duration and diagnostic reasoning.

Methods

Residents were recruited for a 2-month study (inpatient/outpatient). Each participant's sleep was tracked (sleep diary/actigraphy). At the end of each month, residents watched 2 brief simulated clinical encounters and performed "think alouds" of their clinical reasoning. In each session, 1 video was straightforward and the other video contained distracting contextual factors. Sessions were

SUBMITTER: Collen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11294135 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature