Alarm fatigue and sleep quality in medical staff—a Polish-Czech-Slovak study on workplace ergonomics

• DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1345396
• Publication Date: 2024-07-31T05:10:43Z
• Authors: Łukasz Rypicz; Izabela Witczak; Mária Šupínová; Hugh Pierre Salehi; Oľga Jarabicová
• Keywords: Slovak

Alarms are crucial in informing Healthcare Workers (HCWs) about critical patient needs, but unmanaged frequency and noise of alarms can de-sensitize medical staff compromise safety. Alarm fatigue is identified as the major cause clinical alarm management problem. It occurs when overwhelmed by number alarms.