OBJECTIVE verify the application of the Workload Indicators of Staffing Need method in the prediction of nursing human resources at a Family Health service. METHOD descriptive and quantitative study, undertaken at a Family Health service in the city of São Paulo. The set of sequential operations recommended in the Workload Indicators of Staffing Need method was used: definition of the profess...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the haemodynamic response to dynamic exercise after heart-lung transplantation (HLT). Nine stable HLT recipients (6 males) were studied 12-55 months after transplantation. While sitting on a cycle ergometer, they first underwent a maximal symptom-limited exercise test (power increment was 10 W x min(-1)) to determine the maximal tolerable workload. O...

One of the key tasks of a database administrator is to optimize the set of materialized indices with respect to the current workload. To aid administrators in this challenging task, commercial DBMSs provide advisors that recommend a set of indices based on a sample workload. It is left for the administrator to decide which of the recommended indices to materialize and when. This decision requir...

Measurements were made of heart rate, aortic blood pressure, systolic ejection period/beat, myocardial blood flow, and myocardial oxygen consumption in nine normal young men during three bouts of upright bicycle exercise: 1) at the workload which produced a heart rate of 120 beats/minute, 2) at the higher workload necessary to produce a heart rate of 120 beats/minute after administration of int...

OBJECTIVES Identify patients at risk for intensive care unit readmission, the reasons for and rates of readmission, and mortality after their stay in the intensive care unit; describe the sensitivity and specificity of the Stability and Workload Index for Transfer scale as a criterion for discharge from the intensive care unit. METHODS Adult, critical patients from intensive care units from t...

BACKGROUND Subjective workload in healthcare employees is suspected to be important for the performance and safety of healthcare delivery. This study investigates associations between workflow interruptions and hospital doctors' capability to manage their perceived workload in a safe and efficient manner. AIM To examine the relationship of observed workflow interruptions with hospital doctors...

The Zakat Village Index can be interpreted as a measuring tool that zakat managers use to know the condition of village and whether is eligible for assistance. This research was conducted analyze success implementation strategy through design human resources in program Sidoarjo Regency. problem implementing Index, there are obstacles, namely limited resources. method used interpretive qualitati...

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of the integration of automatic speech recognition (ASR) controls and spatial audio displays on soldier workload in noisy, cognitively demanding environments such as armored vehicles. To achieve this end, measures of mental workload were obtained in tasks in which subjects were instructed to give ASR voice commands in response to simulated ...