title: A concept analysis of the phenomenon interruption.
abstract: An interruption was found to have no consistent definition in either healthcare or nonhealthcare literature. Walker and Avant's 8-step method of concept analysis was used to clarify, define, and develop a conceptual model of interruption. The analysis led to the identification of 5 defining attributes that include (1) a human experience; (2) an intrusion of a secondary, unplanned, and unexpected task; (3) discontinuity; (4) externally or internally initiated; and (5) situated within a context. Use of the defining attributes will be extended to form a category of interruption within a taxonomy of activity.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center, TX, USA. jbrixey@kumc.edu
authors.forename: Juliana J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Brixey
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Craig W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Todd R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: James P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Turley
authors.forename: Jiajie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D003210:Concept Formation; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009729:Nursing; D015399:Nursing Research; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D009626:Terminology as Topic