Decision fatigue in hospital settings: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

"Decision Fatigue" (DF) describes the impaired ability to make decisions because of repeated acts of decision-making.

Objectives

We conducted a scoping review to describe DF in inpatient settings.

Methods

To be included, studies should have explored a clinical decision, included a mechanism to account for the order of decision making, and be published in English in or after the year 2000. Six databases were searched. Retrieved citations were screened and retained studies were reviewed against the inclusion criteria. References of included studies were manually searched, and forward citation searches were conducted to capture relevant sources.

Results

The search retrieved 12,781 citations, of which 41 were retained following screening. Following revie

SUBMITTER: Perry K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11963741 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature