Effect of Task Load Interventions on Fatigue in Emergency Medical Services Personnel and Other Shift Workers: A Systematic Review.

Jonathan R StudnekAllison E InfingerMegan L RennPatricia M WeissJoseph P CondleKatharyn L FlickingerAndrew J KroemerBrett R CurtisXiaoshuang XunAyushi A DivechaPatrick J CopplerZhadyra BizhanovaDenisse J SequeiraEddy LangJ Stephen HigginsP Daniel Patterson

Published in: Prehospital emergency care : official journal of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the National Association of State EMS Directors (2018)

The effect of task load interventions on fatigue, fatigue-related risks, and/or sleep quality was not estimable and the overall quality of evidence was judged low or very low. There was considerable heterogeneity in how task load was defined and measured.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
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emergency medical
depressive symptoms
healthcare
primary care
single cell
mental health
quality improvement
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