Publications by authors named "J S Bregstein"
Article Synopsis
- - The study examines the link between staff workload, measured by the NASA Task Load Index (TLX), and overcrowding levels in a pediatric emergency department, using the National Emergency Department Overcrowding Scale (NEDOCS).
- - Staff questionnaires collected from June 2018 to January 2019 revealed a weak overall correlation (R² 0.096) between perceived workload and NEDOCS, although certain groups showed stronger correlations.
- - The findings suggest that while NEDOCS does not strongly correlate with individual workload perceptions, it may better reflect perceived workload during crowded periods or when assessing severe overcrowding in a binary manner.
Objective: Our objectives were to assess the comfort level of pediatric emergency physicians (PEPs) providing urgent care to adult patients on telemedicine (APOTM) when redeployed during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, how it changed over time, and what resources were helpful. Materials and methods: We conducted a retrospective pre-post cross-sectional survey of PEPs providing urgent care to APOTM with COVID-19 symptoms during the COVID-19 surge from March 12, 2020, to June 12, 2020 (the "care period") at two academic pediatric emergency departments in New York City. A retrospective chart review was also conducted.
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