Failure to demonstrate effects of interruptions on diagnostic reasoning: three experiments

• Main Authors: Alajaji, Mai, Saleh, Nada, AlKhulaif, Ali Hassan, Mamede, Silvia, Rotgans, Jerome Ingmar, Sukkarieh, Hatouf, AlHarbi, Nouf, Magzoub, Mohi Eldin, Schmidt, Henk G.
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Diagnostic Error; Cognition
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/161357
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Diagnostic error is a major source of patient suffering. Research shows that physicians experience frequent interruptions while being engaged with patients and indicate that diagnostic accuracy may be impaired as a result. Since most studies in the field are observational, there is as ye...