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View article: What barriers and facilitators to self-management are experienced by mothers who wish to breastfeed but require concurrent pharmacotherapy in the first two years postpartum? A mixed-methods systematic review protocol.
What barriers and facilitators to self-management are experienced by mothers who wish to breastfeed but require concurrent pharmacotherapy in the first two years postpartum? A mixed-methods systematic review protocol. Open
Background Breastfeeding is the recommended method of infant feeding. The postpartum period can be a challenging time for women who experience illness requiring pharmacotherapy. However, breastfeeding women may use medication less frequent…
View article: Safety Culture and Human Factors in Foreign Object Management in Surgery
Safety Culture and Human Factors in Foreign Object Management in Surgery Open
Background: This paper examines the human and safety culture factors of the seemingly intractable problem of foreign object retention in surgery. Objectives: It reports selected findings of the FOR-RaM (Foreign Object Retention—Reduction a…
View article: Development of a Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Research Conceptual Framework to Inform Research Priorities for the Irish Healthcare System: Protocol for a Scoping Review
Development of a Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Research Conceptual Framework to Inform Research Priorities for the Irish Healthcare System: Protocol for a Scoping Review Open
Background A core part of the remit of the Evidence Based QUality Improvement and Patient Safety (EQUIPS) Research Network (2024–2029) is to inform research priorities for the Irish healthcare system. Previously, research prioritisation e…
View article: Safety Culture and Human Factors in Foreign Object Management in Surgery
Safety Culture and Human Factors in Foreign Object Management in Surgery Open
This paper examines the human and safety culture factors of the seemingly intractable problem of foreign object retention in surgery. It reports the findings of the FOR-RaM research project, which sought to discover challenges to Foreign O…
View article: What barriers and facilitators to self-management are experienced by mothers who wish to breastfeed but require concurrent pharmacotherapy in the first two years postpartum? A mixed-methods systematic review protocol.
What barriers and facilitators to self-management are experienced by mothers who wish to breastfeed but require concurrent pharmacotherapy in the first two years postpartum? A mixed-methods systematic review protocol. Open
Background Breastfeeding is the recommended method of infant feeding. The postpartum period can be a challenging time for women who experience illness requiring pharmacotherapy. However, breastfeeding women may use medication less frequent…
View article: Neuroergonomic Attention Assessment in Safety-Critical Tasks: EEG Indices and Subjective Metrics Validation in a Novel Task-Embedded Reaction Time Paradigm
Neuroergonomic Attention Assessment in Safety-Critical Tasks: EEG Indices and Subjective Metrics Validation in a Novel Task-Embedded Reaction Time Paradigm Open
Background/Objectives: This study addresses the gap in methodological guidelines for neuroergonomic attention assessment in safety-critical tasks, focusing on validating EEG indices, including the engagement index (EI) and beta/alpha ratio…
View article: Neuroergonomic Attention Assessment in Safety-Critical Tasks: EEG Indices and Subjective Metrics Validation in a Novel Task-Embedded Reaction Time Paradigm
Neuroergonomic Attention Assessment in Safety-Critical Tasks: EEG Indices and Subjective Metrics Validation in a Novel Task-Embedded Reaction Time Paradigm Open
This study addresses the gap in methodological guidelines for Neuroergonomic attention assessment in safety-critical tasks, focusing on validating EEG indices including the Engagement Index (EI) and Beta/Alpha ratio alongside subjective ra…
View article: A socio-technical systems approach for the prevention of Retained Foreign Objects (RFOs) in healthcare
A socio-technical systems approach for the prevention of Retained Foreign Objects (RFOs) in healthcare Open
Never events', like Retained Foreign Objects (RFOs) are typically rare but can lead to serious outcomes in healthcare.These can cause significant physical and psychological impact on the patient, financial cost to the state and personal co…
View article: Psycho-social outcomes and mechanisms of self-help groups in Ethiopia from 2016 to 2022
Psycho-social outcomes and mechanisms of self-help groups in Ethiopia from 2016 to 2022 Open
Tearfund UK in Ethiopia and Tearfund Ireland have implemented a programme of establishing and
\nfacilitating a network of self-help groups (SHG) comprising the poorest people in Ethiopian Society
\nsince 2002. The SHGs follow a carefully d…
View article: The medication self-management work system of patients and informal carers from a human factors & ergonomics perspective: A scoping review protocol
The medication self-management work system of patients and informal carers from a human factors & ergonomics perspective: A scoping review protocol Open
Background: Healthcare is increasingly delivered closer to the patients’ homes, which increases the level of responsibility that patients and informal carers take for managing their medication-taking, although this is associated with hazar…
View article: Physiological Indicators for Real-Time Detection of Operator's Attention
Physiological Indicators for Real-Time Detection of Operator's Attention Open
Attention is a safety-critical operator ability that needs to be sustained over the course of specific tasks. However,
\nmany internal factors (e.g.: cognitive underload or overload, fatigue, etc.) and external factors (e.g.: HMI quality,
…
View article: Personal Electronic Records of Medications (PERMs) for Medication Reconciliation at Care Transitions: A Rapid Realist Review
Personal Electronic Records of Medications (PERMs) for Medication Reconciliation at Care Transitions: A Rapid Realist Review Open
Background: Medication reconciliation (MedRec), a process to reduce medication error at care transitions, is labour- and resource-intensive and time-consuming. Use of Personal Electronic Records of Medications (PERMs) in health information…
View article: Physiological Measurements for Real-Time Fatigue Monitoring in Train Drivers: Review of the State of the Art and Reframing the Problem
Physiological Measurements for Real-Time Fatigue Monitoring in Train Drivers: Review of the State of the Art and Reframing the Problem Open
The impact of fatigue on train drivers is one of the most important safety-critical issues in rail. It affects drivers’ performance, significantly contributing to railway incidents and accidents. To address the issue of real-time fatigue d…
View article: Household medication safety practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: a descriptive qualitative study protocol
Household medication safety practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: a descriptive qualitative study protocol Open
Introduction Those who are staying at home and reducing contact with other people during the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to be at greater risk of medication-related problems than the general population. This study aims to explore househol…
View article: Ethical Issues in the New Digital Era: The Case of Assisting Driving
Ethical Issues in the New Digital Era: The Case of Assisting Driving Open
Mobility is associated with driving a vehicle. Age-related declines in the abilities of older persons present certain obstacles to safe driving. The negative effects of driving cessation on older adults' physical, mental, cognitive, and so…
View article: Development of a Methodology for assessing Safety & Operational Reporting within Safety Critical Industries
Development of a Methodology for assessing Safety & Operational Reporting within Safety Critical Industries Open
Develop a best-practice model based on literature and industrial experience • Industrial Case Studies to allow a cross industrial comparison • Develop a suite of techniques that can be used cross-industry to assess the effectiveness of a r…
View article: A Socio-Technical Exploration for Reducing & Mitigating the Risk of Retained Foreign Objects
A Socio-Technical Exploration for Reducing & Mitigating the Risk of Retained Foreign Objects Open
A Retained Foreign Object (RFO) is a fairly infrequent but serious adverse event. An accurate rate of RFOs is difficult to establish due to underreporting but it has been estimated that incidences range between 1/1000 and 1/19,000 procedur…
View article: Closing The Loop of Cross-Fertilisation Transferring Human Factors Training from Aviation to Maritime
Closing The Loop of Cross-Fertilisation Transferring Human Factors Training from Aviation to Maritime Open
This paper outlines the application of a transfer and impact assessment methodology for the adaption of human factors training from the aviation domain to the maritime domain. Human factors training, as it currently exists in the maritime …