Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/78676, first published .
Experiences of Alert Fatigue and Its Contributing Factors in Hospitals: Qualitative Study

Experiences of Alert Fatigue and Its Contributing Factors in Hospitals: Qualitative Study

Experiences of Alert Fatigue and Its Contributing Factors in Hospitals: Qualitative Study

Nicki Newton   1 , BSc (Hons), Grad Cert, PhD ;   Adeola Bamgboje-Ayodele   2 , PhD ;   Rowena Forsyth   3 , PhD ;   Amina Tariq   4 , PhD ;   Jing Huang   5 , MIM ;   Ramyasri Yannam   5 , MBBS ;   Daniel J Lalor   5 , MBA ;   Andrew James Sobey   5 , MHSM ;   Melissa T Baysari   1 , PhD

1 Digital Health Human Factors Group, Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia

2 Discipline of Design, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

3 Cyberpsychology Research Group, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

4 Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation and Centre for Healthcare Transformation, School of Public Health and Social Work, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

5 Canberra Health Services, Act Health, Canberra, Australia

Corresponding Author:

  • Nicki Newton, BSc (Hons), Grad Cert, PhD
  • Digital Health Human Factors Group, Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney
  • Susan Wakil Health Building
  • Camperdown
  • Australia
  • Phone: 61 410440476
  • Email: nicki.newton@sydney.edu.au