Junior Doctors Experience Alert Fatigue Continuum
Australian researchers publish a 2026 qualitative study interviewing 20 junior doctors to examine alert fatigue in electronic health record clinical decision support. Using the SEIPS human factors framework, they found fatigue occurs across information-processing stages and is shaped by person, task, technology, environment, and organizational factors. The authors recommend tailored technical redesign, organizational practice changes, and individual customization to reduce clinician alert fatigue and safety risks.
Key Points
- 1Identify that alert fatigue occurs across information-processing stages including non-detection, superficial processing, and high cognitive load
- 2Show that system, organizational, and individual factors jointly shape fatigue and perceived patient safety impacts
- 3Recommend combining technical redesign, organizational practice changes, and individual customization to reduce alert fatigue
Scoring Rationale
Qualitative, peer-reviewed study provides actionable recommendations, with credibility from JMIR publication but limited by small, Australia-only sample.
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