Disturbance of Activity and Attention
Conditions
Keywords
attention
Brief summary
The attention and clinical performance of physician might be decreased after outpatient clinic session compared to those measured before outpatient clinic.
Detailed description
A large body of data shows that fatigue impairs human performance. Additionally, many studies have provided evidence that fatigue can worsen mood, as indicated by increased scores on measures of depression, anxiety, confusion, and anger. In this context, we examined attentional and emotional changes in physicians after they completed an overwhelming outpatient clinic in a university-affiliated tertiary referral hospital in South Korea.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Seoul National University Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
30 Years to 59 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* physicians with outpatient clinic sessions in Seoul National University Hospital * age 30\ 59 * internal part or external part
Exclusion criteria
* physicians who do not agree to participate in the study * physicians who are taking drugs known to affect the sleep/wake cycle or daytime alertness * physicians who have current psychiatric illness or sleep disorder
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| difference of response time in PVT(Psychomotor vigilance task) before and after outpatient clinic session | change from baseline in response time in PVT after opd session (average 7hours) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| frequency of physician's clinical mistakes during morning and afternoon session in outpatient clinic | for the duration of opd session, average up to 7hours |
Countries
South Korea
Outcome results
None listed