Task Load Negatively Affects Critical Care Air Transport Team Performance in Simulation
We observed a negative association between physicians' self-rated Frustration, Mental Demand, Temporal Demand, Performance, and Effort and the total TEAM score-a pattern not observed among RNs or RTs. Physicians were the only provider type to both recognize team underperformance and attribute it to perceived shortcomings in their own performance. Although all MD and RN task load dimensions were correlated-likely reflecting task sharing between the 2 roles-only physicians' self-reported task load measures were associated with their team's non-technical skills performance.
Authors
- Lane L. Frasier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0344-8260)
- Maia P. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1154-1158)
- Katelyn Kay
- Richard Strilka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2707-7991)
- Christopher B. Horn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0717-3601)
- J. David Burkhardt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1925-5241)
- Valerie G. Sams
- Nicole Leib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9369-9157)
- Mark Cheney
- Kent Etherton
- William T Davis
- Joshua L Fiechter
Institutions
- University of Nebraska at Omaha (US)
- United States Air Force Research Laboratory (US)
- Wright State University (US)
- Integrity Applications Incorporated (United States) (US)
- 59th Medical Wing (US)
- University of Nebraska Medical Center (US)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
- Joint Base San Antonio (US)
- University of Cincinnati Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Military Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usag020
- Primary Topic
- Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00