Impact of structural and organizational reforms on resident physicians’ daily work
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Organization of healthcare and and physicians' work in a hospital setting.Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN69703381
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 35
Inclusion Criteria
1. All residents registered in the internal medicine department at CHUV during the study, having graduated from a medical school, and with informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
Inclusion criteria not met
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time spent for administrative tasks (primary outcome), assessed by time-motion study with observation of residents’ activities during shifts, by observers using a dedicated tablet application
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Amount of task switching per hour<br> 2. Mismatch between observed activities compared to the departmental work schedule<br> 3. Effective duration of observed shifts<br> 4. Time spent in presence of a patient<br>