Real time analysis of psychiatrists' workflow in German hospitals

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 112-116

  MacHe, Stefanie ^a   Kloss, Lisa ^a   Heuser, Isabella ^a   Klapp, Burghard F ^a   Groneberg, David A ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Job stress; Psychiatrics; Work task analysis; Workload

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHIATRIST; SHIFT WORKER; WORKFLOW; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; BERLIN; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DATA COLLECTION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 79952692445     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08039488.2010.504306     Document Type: Article

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