Interruptive communication patterns in the intensive care unit ward round
International Journal of Medical InformaticsPublished 19 July 2005
George Alvarez, Enrico Coiera
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The results suggest that the overall burden of interruptions in some settings may be significantly higher than previously suspected.
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This is the first study to specifically examine turn-taking interruptions in a clinical setting. Staff in this intensive care unit spent the majority of their time in communication. Turn taking interruptions within conversations occurred at about the same frequency as conversation initiating interruptions, which have been the subject of earlier studies. These results suggest that the overall burden of interruptions in some settings may be significantly higher than previously suspected.
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