Assessing mental workload during laparoscopic surgery.
Although the use of performance efficiency measures (speed, movement economy, errors) and ergonomic assessments are relatively well established, the evaluation of cognitive outcomes is rare. This report makes the case for assessment strategies that include mental workload measures as a way to improve training scenarios and training/operating environments. These mental workload measures can be crucially important in determining the difference between well-intentioned but subtly distracting technologies and true breakthroughs that will enhance performance and reduce stress.
Carswell
C Melody
CM
Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA. cmcars00@pop.uky.edu
Clarke
Duncan
D
Seales
W Brent
WB
D002983:Clinical Competence; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000523:psychology*; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology*