Unraveling the Link between Simulation EHR Training and Task Performance: The Mediation Role of Stress

Authors

Murad Moqbel, University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
Vanessa Garza Clark, Our Lady of the Lake UniversityFollow
Aroop K. Pal, University of Kansas Medical CenterFollow
Lauren Pulino, University of Kansas Medical CenterFollow

Abstract

Past research has explored the link between computer-mediated communication (CMC) and task performance, but it remains unclear how (i.e., under what mechanisms) CMC impacts task performance. Drawing on media naturalness theory and the stimulus-organism-response model as our theoretical framework, we develop a research model and describe how simulation-based EHR training (a type of CMC) can improve EHR-based task performance by mitigating stress. We empirically test the model with a unique experimental dataset from EHR lab assessment and questionnaires that 225 participants completed. The structural equation modeling analysis results show that simulation EHR training helped improve EHR-based task performance (both effectiveness and efficiency) by reducing perceived stress. We discuss theoretical and practical implications, limitations, and future research.

DOI

10.17705/1thci.00161

Recommended Citation

Moqbel, M., Clark, V., Pal, A., & Pulino, L. (2022). Unraveling the Link between Simulation EHR Training and Task Performance: The Mediation Role of Stress. AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction, 14(1), 60-77. https://doi.org/10.17705/1thci.00161
DOI: 10.17705/1thci.00161