Traditions of research into interruptions in healthcare: a conceptual review.

McCurdie T, Sanderson P, Aitken LM. Int J Nurs Stud. 2017;66:23-36.

Interruptions are prevalent in health care delivery settings. This review discusses epidemiology, quality improvement, cognitive systems engineering, and applied cognitive psychology as prominent research traditions examining interruptions in health care. The authors suggest that a more integrated approach that combines perspectives from these research traditions could enhance design of interventions to reduce interruptions.

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