Human factors
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Evaluation of a configural vital signs display for intensive care unit nurses.
The objective was to evaluate a configural vital signs (CVS) display designed to support rapid detection and identification of physiological deterioration by graphically presenting patient vital signs data. ⋯ Although many studies, including this one, support the use of configural displays, the vast majority of ICU monitoring displays still present clinical data in numerical format. The introduction of configural displays in clinical monitoring has potential to improve patient safety.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effects of visual and cognitive distractions on operational and tactical driving behaviors.
This study tested the effects of two fundamental forms of distraction, including visual-manual and cognitive-audio distraction, with comparison under both operational and tactical driving. Strategic control remains for future study. ⋯ Findings support the need to assess the impacts of in-vehicle distraction on different levels of driving control. Future study should investigate driver distraction under strategic control.