Evidence for validity for the Cognitive Load Inventory for Handoffs

Medical Education

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2021, Pages 222-232

  Young, John Q ^a,b   John, Majnu ^b   Thakker, Krima ^b   Friedman, Karen ^a   Sugarman, Rebekah ^c   Sewell, Justin L ^d   O’Sullivan, Patricia S ^d  

^a DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA NORTHWELL   (United States)

^b ZUCKER HILLSIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL HANDOVER; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; PATIENT HANDOFF; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85090311789     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/medu.14292     Document Type: Article

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