Clinical decision fatigue: a systematic and scoping review with meta-synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Decision fatigue (DF) can lead to impaired judgement, decreased diagnostic accuracy and increased likelihood of medical errors. Research on DF is scarce, and little is known about its nature in the clinical context. The objective of the present review was to provide a comprehensive framework to understand how the construct of DF in medical settings has been defined and measured. This review aimed to understand DF determinants and consequences and capture motivational factors overlooked in the existing reviews.

Design

Systematic and scoping review (ScR) with meta-synthesis.

Eligibility criteria

Empirical and non-empirical papers on clinical DF or related constructs directly impacting clinical decision-making were considered, with doctors of all ages, sexes an

SUBMITTER: Grignoli N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11808891 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature