Results 66% of our patients were started on a regime within 48 hours of their CCU admission. 34% started their feed after >48 hours. We found 8 types of interruption, with 4 being more frequent. The most common was related to nasogastric (NG) medications. The second was due to poor absorption, indicated by high aspirates and vomiting. Imaging and procedures came after. We calculated the mean du...

Recent trends in software development directed toward intelligence, distribution, and mobility need to be followed by an increased sophistication in user interface design. Employment of theoretically sound methods for managing and coordinating complex information, and supporting graceful switching between tasks is especially critical for information-intensive and safety-critical tasks. This pap...

This work explores the use of ambient displays in the context of interruption. A multimodal interface was created to interrupt users using ambient displays in the form of heat and light. These ambient displays acted as external interruption generators. Experimental results show there are different effects on performance and disruptiveness caused by interruption modalities. Thermal interruptions...

Some scholars worry that Instant Messaging (IM), by virtue of the ease with which users can initiate and participate in online conversations, contributes to an increase in task interruption. Others argue that workers use IM strategically, employing it in ways that reduce interruption. This article examines the relationship between IM and interruption, using data collected via a (U.S.) national ...

BACKGROUND The reasons that patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) miss treatment are multi-factorial and complex. Identifying patterns of treatment interruption that predict poor outcomes can be used to target program activities aiming to improve treatment adherence. OBJECTIVE To characterize patterns of treatment interruption among MDR TB patients and determine the associat...

Recall recognition Writing title No interruption 108.10(27.79) 118.88(48.78) 22.50(8.19) 24.00(8.10) Related Interruption 99.00(38.19) 93.33(61.97) 24.25(14.56) 20.00(5.09) Not related interruption 101.25(45.06) 103.50 (60.10) 44.40(45.52) 24.00(9.84) Interruption task. We also analyzed if there were differences on time performance of the interruption task (TOI) in the related and not related c...

Interruption management in technology mediated communication is a key concern in collaborative work and social environments. Previous empirical and theoretical work in predicting interruptibility predominantly focuses on interruptee’s local context namely identifying cognitively and socially intruding contexts such as mental work load levels, activity, place of activity. They largely ignore the...

Objective To identify factors associated with the interruption of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in infants up to 30 days old. Method A cross-sectional study conducted at a university hospital in southern Brazil, from December 2014 to September 2015, with 341 infants up to 30 days old and their mothers. A semi-structured questionnaire was applied consisting of variables related to sociodemogra...