Prevalence of mobile device use among healthcare providers in the operating theatres: Perceptions and distractions

Q2 Nursing

Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management Pub Date : 2025-01-30 DOI:10.1016/j.pcorm.2025.100474

Betül Kocamer Şimşek, Yunus Baydilek, Soner Karadaş, Ahmet Aykut Akyılmaz

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Abstract

Background

Distractions in the operating theatre can significantly impair surgical performance and patient safety. This study investigates the various sources of distractions, particularly focusing on technological and non-technological factors, and their differential impact across various occupational roles within anesthesiology.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 169 anes- thesiology professionals categorized into three groups: residents, technicians, and specialists. Data were collected via structured questionnaires, capturing both quantitative and qualitative aspects of workplace distractions. Statis- tical analysis included ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis tests, Pearson's chi-square test, and multivariate analysis of covariance, adhering to STROBE guide- lines.

Results

The multivariate analysis of covariance revealed significant occupational effects on distraction-related variables (Pillai's Trace = 0.323, F(32, 298) = 1.80, p = 0.007). Significant findings included higher levels of mobile phone use for texting, gaming, and media consumption among specialists compared to other groups. Texting on the phone (F(2, 163) = 6.37, p = 0.002), playing games on phone (F(2, 163) = 8.39, p < 0.001), and watching movies/series on phone (F(2, 163) = 4.15, p = 0.018) were notably higher among specialists.

Conclusion

The study highlights the need for comprehensive inter- ventions to mitigate the effects of distractions in surgical environments, in- cluding policy formulation for mobile device usage and strategies to improve team dynamics and environmental conditions. Future research should focus on longitudinal assessments to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and explore the broader implications across different healthcare settings.

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Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management Nursing-Medical and Surgical Nursing

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期刊介绍： The objective of this new online journal is to serve as a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed source of information related to the administrative, economic, operational, safety, and quality aspects of the ambulatory and in-patient operating room and interventional procedural processes. The journal will provide high-quality information and research findings on operational and system-based approaches to ensure safe, coordinated, and high-value periprocedural care. With the current focus on value in health care it is essential that there is a venue for researchers to publish articles on quality improvement process initiatives, process flow modeling, information management, efficient design, cost improvement, use of novel technologies, and management.