The NASA Task Load Index as a measure of overall workload among neonatal, paediatric and adult intensive care nurses

The NASA Task Load Index (NASA-TLX) is a subjective workload assessment scale developed for use in aviation and increasingly applied to healthcare. The scale purports to measure overall workload as a single variable calculated by summing responses to six items. Since no data address the validity of this scoring approach in health care, we evaluated the single factor structure of the NASA-TLX as a measure of overall workload among intenisive care nurses.
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Research article Source Type: research