TY - GEN
T1 - Identification of relationships between work system parameters and fatigue in registered nurses
T2 - A data mining approach
AU - Barker, Linsey M.
AU - Pasupathy, Kalyan S.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Fatigue is a factor that affects nurse performance in the workplace. Previous research has investigated the relationships between work system parameters and fatigue; however, no study has considered multiple work system parameters simultaneously, and how they affect multiple dimensions of fatigue. This study used Chi-Squared Automatic Interaction Detection (CHAID) to mine work system parameters and their multiple interactions on perceptions of mental, physical, and total fatigue dimensions in registered nurses. Results showed that multiple work system parameters were associated with changes in fatigue levels across mental, physical, and total fatigue dimensions. These findings expand our understanding of the relationships between work system parameters and fatigue and provide valuable information to improve the design of nursing work systems, in order to retain qualified nursing personnel and ultimately improve both patient- and provider safety.
AB - Fatigue is a factor that affects nurse performance in the workplace. Previous research has investigated the relationships between work system parameters and fatigue; however, no study has considered multiple work system parameters simultaneously, and how they affect multiple dimensions of fatigue. This study used Chi-Squared Automatic Interaction Detection (CHAID) to mine work system parameters and their multiple interactions on perceptions of mental, physical, and total fatigue dimensions in registered nurses. Results showed that multiple work system parameters were associated with changes in fatigue levels across mental, physical, and total fatigue dimensions. These findings expand our understanding of the relationships between work system parameters and fatigue and provide valuable information to improve the design of nursing work systems, in order to retain qualified nursing personnel and ultimately improve both patient- and provider safety.
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U2 - 10.1518/107118110X12829369201791
DO - 10.1518/107118110X12829369201791
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79952947212
SN - 9781617820885
T3 - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
SP - 364
EP - 368
BT - 54th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2010, HFES 2010
PB - Human Factors an Ergonomics Society Inc.
ER -