Team mental models and their potential to improve teamwork and safety: A review and implications for future research in healthcare

Safety Science

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1344-1354

  Burtscher, Michael J ^a   Manser, Tanja ^a,b  

^a ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Healthcare; Literature review; Measurement methods; Team mental model; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MEASUREMENT METHODS; MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES; MEDICAL TEAMS; MENTAL MODEL; PATIENT SAFETY; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC INVESTIGATIONS; TEAM CHARACTERISTIC; TEAM MEMBERS; TEAMWORK;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; RESEARCH;

HEALTH CARE;

ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REVIEW; TEAM MENTAL MODEL; TEAMWORK; WARD;

EID: 84857232778     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2011.12.033     Document Type: Review

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