title: Using the NASA Task Load Index to Assess Workload in Electronic Medical Records.
abstract: Electronic medical records (EMRs) has been expected to decrease health professional workload. The NASA Task Load Index has become an important tool for assessing workload in many domains. However, its application in assessing the impact of an EMR on nurse's workload has remained to be explored. In this paper we report the results of a study of workload and we explore the utility of applying the NASA Task Load Index to assess impact of an EMR at the end of its lifecycle on nurses' workload. It was found that mental and temporal demands were the most responsible for the workload. Further work along these lines is recommended.
authors: Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
authors: Darren
authors: D
authors: Hudson
authors: School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
authors: Andre W
authors: AW
authors: Kushniruk
authors: School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
authors: Elizabeth M
authors: EM
authors: Borycki
mesh_terms: D001955:British Columbia; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014481:United States; D018557:United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Q000458:organization & administration; D014600:Utilization Review / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*