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Polish Adaptation of the Alarm Fatigue Assessment Questionnaire as an Element of Improving Patient Safety

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  • Łukasz Rypicz

    (Department of Population Health, Division of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Wroclaw Medical University, 51-618 Wroclaw, Poland)

  • Anna Rozensztrauch

    (Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Wroclaw Medical University, 51-618 Wroclaw, Poland)

  • Olga Fedorowicz

    (Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wroclaw Medical University, 51-618 Wroclaw, Poland)

  • Aleksander Włodarczyk

    (Faculty of Medical Sciences named after Professor Zbigniew Religa, Academy of Silesia, 40-007 Katowice, Poland)

  • Katarzyna Zatońska

    (Department of Population Health, Division of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Wroclaw Medical University, 51-618 Wroclaw, Poland)

  • Raúl Juárez-Vela

    (Research Group GRUPAC, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of La Rioja, 26004 Logroño, Spain)

  • Izabela Witczak

    (Department of Population Health, Division of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Wroclaw Medical University, 51-618 Wroclaw, Poland)

Abstract

Medical personnel, working in medical intensive care units, are exposed to fatigue associated with alarms emitted by numerous medical devices used for diagnosing, treating, and monitoring patients. Alarm fatigue is a safety and quality problem in patient care and actions should be taken to reduce this by, among other measures, building an effective safety culture. In the present study, an adaptation of a questionnaire to assess alarm fatigue was carried out. The study obtained good reliability of the questionnaire at Cronbach’s alpha level of 0.88. The Polish research team has successfully adapted the Alarm Fatigue Assessment Questionnaire so that it can be used in healthcare settings as a tool to improve patient safety.

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  • Łukasz Rypicz & Anna Rozensztrauch & Olga Fedorowicz & Aleksander Włodarczyk & Katarzyna Zatońska & Raúl Juárez-Vela & Izabela Witczak, 2023. "Polish Adaptation of the Alarm Fatigue Assessment Questionnaire as an Element of Improving Patient Safety," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-11, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:3:p:1734-:d:1039319
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    1. Katarzyna Lewandowska & Magdalena Weisbrot & Aleksandra Cieloszyk & Wioletta Mędrzycka-Dąbrowska & Sabina Krupa & Dorota Ozga, 2020. "Impact of Alarm Fatigue on the Work of Nurses in an Intensive Care Environment—A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(22), pages 1-14, November.
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    1. Roger Jensen & David P. Gilkey, 2023. "Risk-Reduction Research in Occupational Safety and Ergonomics: An Editorial," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(6), pages 1-4, March.

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