Working harder working dangerously? Fatigue and performance in hospitals

Olson, L. G.; Ambrogetti, Antonio

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb141449.x

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“…It has been suggested that doctors and pharmacists alike have a huge responsibility to protect patients from drug prescribing and dispensing errors (16). They must take their time and evaluate and serve each patient individually.…”

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Pharmacists’ attitudes towards dispensing errors: their causes and prevention

Peterson

Bergin³

1999

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

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“…They must take their time and evaluate and serve each patient individually. These professionals must remember that haste only makes waste (16). Like pharmacy, there is considerable concern within the medical profession about the issues of overwork and fatigue, and their contribution to errors (17, 18).…”

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Pharmacists’ attitudes towards dispensing errors: their causes and prevention

Peterson

Bergin³

1999

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

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“…In Australia and internationally, efforts to decrease stress and improve job satisfaction among interns have been made, including a reduction in working hours, increasing workplace flexibility, and providing career advice and educational resources 6−8 . A reduction in working hours has been the greatest reform both in Australia and the United Kingdom 9,10 .…”

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Health and stress in Australian interns

Bruce

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Yates

2003

Internal Medicine Journal

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Over a 3-year period, interns completed questionnaires on self-reported health and stress during their orientation week at the beginning of the year, during mid year, and at the end of the first year. Interns experienced increased levels of stress and ill health in the middle of the year as compared with the start and end of the year (chi2=11.9, P=0.003 and chi2=20.4, P<0.001, respectively). Despite workplace reform for junior doctors, this study suggests that interns still feel overburdened with work expectations and this is having a negative effect on their health.

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“…Importantly, a recent study found an 'unambiguous result' -tired DITs, when compared to those who are rested, feel worse and are likely to respond less well to work situations (Williamson 1995). Interestingly, the real extent of long hours of work is unknown as empirical studies are hampered by a 'great deal of unregulated overtime and shift swapping' (Olson & Ambrogetti 1998).…”

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Safe working hours - doctors in training a best practice issue

Lewis¹

2002

Aust. Health Review

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In 1995, the Australian Medical Association launched its Safe Working Hours campaign. By 1998, this had been developed into a National Code of Conduct that continues to resonate in the Australian public health system. However, and particularly in respect of Doctors in Training (DITs) who continue to work long hours, there are levels of resistance to proposals that seek to re-organise work or change prevailing professional and cultural expectations. Long working hours have substantial impacts on a DIT's capacity to consistently deliver high quality patient care, dilute the effectiveness of their training regime and have negative consequences on their health, social life and family responsibilities. While public hospitals often maintain the view that minimal budget flexibility restricts their capacity to affect change in a positive way, in fact devisable productivity and efficiency gains can be achieved by reducing working hours. Further, the medical profession needs to consider whether long hours provide an optimal environment for quality learning and performance.

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Working harder working dangerously? Fatigue and performance in hospitals

Cited by 21 publications

References 7 publications

Pharmacists’ attitudes towards dispensing errors: their causes and prevention

Pharmacists’ attitudes towards dispensing errors: their causes and prevention

Health and stress in Australian interns

Safe working hours - doctors in training a best practice issue

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