Comparison of Attention of Physician After Outpatient Clinic

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Disturbance of Activity and Attention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01665313

attention_SNUH

Details and patient eligibility

About

The attention and clinical performance of physician might be decreased after outpatient clinic session compared to those measured before outpatient clinic.

Full description

A large body of data shows that fatigue impairs human performance. Additionally, many studies have provided evidence that fatigue can worsen mood, as indicated by increased scores on measures of depression, anxiety, confusion, and anger. In this context, we examined attentional and emotional changes in physicians after they completed an overwhelming outpatient clinic in a university-affiliated tertiary referral hospital in South Korea.

Enrollment: 46 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 59 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• physicians with outpatient clinic sessions in Seoul National University Hospital
• age 30~59
• internal part or external part

Exclusion criteria

• physicians who do not agree to participate in the study
• physicians who are taking drugs known to affect the sleep/wake cycle or daytime alertness
• physicians who have current psychiatric illness or sleep disorder

Trial design

46 participants in 1 patient group

participants

Description:

Full-time faculty with morning and afternoon outpatient clinics on the same day in SNUH