The measurement of Physical Workload and Mental Workload Level of Medical Personnel

Autor: Dian Palupi Restuputri; Anindia Karunia Pangesti; Annisa Kesy Garside
Sprache: Englisch; Indonesisch
Veröffentlicht: 2019
Quelle: Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles
Online Zugang: http://ejournal.umm.ac.id/index.php/industri/article/view/7560
https://doaj.org/toc/1978-1431
https://doaj.org/toc/2527-4112
1978-1431
2527-4112
doi:10.22219/JTIUMM.Vol20.No1.34-44
https://doaj.org/article/525d0f7c0a204dfcb9b87496d136b7f9
https://doi.org/10.22219/JTIUMM.Vol20.No1.34-44
https://doaj.org/article/525d0f7c0a204dfcb9b87496d136b7f9
Erfassungsnummer: ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:525d0f7c0a204dfcb9b87496d136b7f9

Zusammenfassung

As the primary health reference center, a hospital is required to provide excellent quality services to each patient. The impact of the extreme physical and mental workload cause negligence in activities. It affects the quality of services provided by medical personnel. This study investigated the level of mental workload and physical workload in medical staff in a hospital. This study was conducted at 15 units in the hospital. The mental workload was assessed using the NASA-TLX Questionnaire. The physical workload analysis was carried out with the Heart Rate reserve percentage of medical personnel. The results of this study show that the mental workload on nurses in the ICU is higher than the other units. Whereas the calculation of physical load using% HR reserve turns out the head of the nurse in-unit class 1 has the highest value compared to the others unit. The statistical analysis showed there was a difference in the general practitioner workload toward the Head of the Nursing.