Checklists: A Review of Their Origins, Benefits, and Current Uses as a Cognitive Aid in Medicine. Issue 2 (April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chaparro, Alex; Keebler, Joseph R.; Lazzara, Elizabeth H.; Diamond, Anastasia
• Is Part Of: Ergonomics in design. Volume 27:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 21
• Page End: 26
• Publication Date: 2019-04
• Subjects: memory failures -- read-do -- do-confirm -- surgical checklist; Human engineering -- Periodicals; 620.8205
• DOI: 10.1177/1064804618819181
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1064-8046

Abstract

Since its initial introduction in the 1930s, checklists have proven their worth in aviation and have been increasingly promoted in medicine as a cognitive aid that can improve patient outcomes. This article reviews the different types of checklists, how they aid user performance, the barriers to their adoption, and strategies for increasing user acceptance of checklists.