Use of eye tracking in analyzing distribution of visual attention among critical care nurses in daily professional life: an observational study.

ABSTRACT: Patient safety is a priority in healthcare, yet it is unclear how sources of errors should best be analyzed. Eye tracking is a tool used to monitor gaze patterns in medicine. The aim of this study was to analyze the distribution of visual attention among critical care nurses performing non-simulated, routine patient care on invasively ventilated patients in an ICU. ICU nurses were tracked bedside in daily practice. Eight specific areas of interest were pre-defined (respirator, drug preparation, medication, patient data management system, patient, monitor, communication and equipment/perfusors). Main independent variable and primary outcome was dwell time, secondary outcomes were hit ratio, revisits, fixation count and average fixation time on areas of interest in a targeted tracking-time o

SUBMITTER: Hofmaenner DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7724778 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature