Understanding the Role of Cognitive Load in Paramedical Contexts: A Systematic Review.
Objectives: Cognitive load refers to the working memory resources required during a task. When the load is too high or too low this has implications for an individual's task performance. In the context of paramedicine and emergency medical services (EMS) broadly, high cognitive load could potentiall...
| Publicado en: | Prehospital Emergency Care Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 101 - 115 |
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| Formato: | research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=182774984&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 182774984 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10903127 FZB jtl: Prehospital Emergency Care issn: 10903127 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: 2025 vid: 29 iid: 2 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 182774984 178082395 182774984 182774984 10.1080/10903127.2024.2370491 182774984 ppf: 101 ppct: 14 formats: tig: atl: Understanding the Role of Cognitive Load in Paramedical Contexts: A Systematic Review. aug: au: Zaphir, Jasmine S. Murphy, Karen A. MacQuarrie, Alex J. Stainer, Matthew J. affil: School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia sug: subj: Cognition Workload Paramedics Emergency Medical Services Task Performance and Analysis Human Systematic Review Embase CINAHL Database Medline Psycinfo Patient Safety ab: Objectives: Cognitive load refers to the working memory resources required during a task. When the load is too high or too low this has implications for an individual's task performance. In the context of paramedicine and emergency medical services (EMS) broadly, high cognitive load could potentially put patient and personnel safety at risk. This systematic review aimed to determine the current understanding of the role of cognitive load in paramedical contexts. Methods: To do this, five databases were searched (Elsevier Embase, ProQuest Psychology, CINAHL, Ovid Medline, and Ovid PsychINFO) using synonyms of cognitive load and paramedical contexts. Included articles were full text, peer reviewed empirical research, with a focus on cognitive load and EMS work. Two reviewers screened titles, abstracts, and full text using a traffic light system against the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The quality of evidence was assessed using the GRADE framework. This study was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42022384246). No funding was received for this research. Results: The searches identified 73 unique articles and after title/abstract and full text screening, 25 articles were included in the final review. Synthesis of the research revealed 10 categories of findings in the area. These are clinical performance, cognitive processes, emotional responses, physical expenditure, physiological responses, equipment and ergonomics, expertise and experience, multiple loads, cognitive load measures, and task complexity. Conclusions: From these findings it was determined that there is agreement in terms of what factors influence cognitive load in paramedical contexts, such as cognitive processes, task complexity, physical expenditure, level of experience, multiple types of loads, and the use of equipment. Cognitive load influences clinical task performance and has a bi-directional relationship with emotion. However, the literature is mixed regarding physiological responses to cognitive load, and how they are best measured. These findings highlight potential intervention points where cognitive load can be managed or reduced to improve working conditions for EMS clinicians and safety for their patients. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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