Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
Edworthy JR, McNeer RR, Bennett CL, Dudaryk R, McDougall SJP, Schlesinger JJ, Bolton ML, Edworthy JDR, Özcan E & Boyd AD
2018
'Getting Better Hospital Alarm Sounds Into a Global Standard'
Ergonomics in Design
26,
(4)
4-13
, DOI
Schotanus Y, Koops V & Edworthy J
2018
'Interaction between Musical and Poetic Form Affects Song Popularity: The Case of the Genevan Psalter'
Psychomusicology: Music, Mind and Brain
28,
(3)
127-151
, DOI
PEARL
Bolton ML, Edworthy J, Boyd AD, Wei J & Zheng X
2018
'A computationally efficient formal method for discovering simutlaneous masking in medical alarms'
Applied Acoustics
141,
403-415
, DOI
PEARL
Mcneer R, Bodzin Horn D, Bennett C, Edworthy J & Dudaryk R
2018
'Auditory icon alarms are more accurately and quickly identified than standard melodic alarms in a simulated clinical setting'
Anesthesiology
PEARL
Schlesinger, JJ, Baum SH, Nash K, Bruce M, Ashmead D, Shotwell MS, Wallace MT, Weinger MB & Edworthy J
2018
'Acoustic features of auditory medical alarms - an experimental study of alarm volume'
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
143,
(6)
, DOI
PEARL
Edworthy J, Reid S, Peel K, Lock S, Williams J, Newbury C, Foster J & Farrington M
2018
'The Impact of Workload on the Ability to Localize Auditory Alarms'
Applied Ergonomics
PEARL
Edworthy J, Reid S, McDougall S, Edworthy J, Hall S, Bennett D, Khan J & Pye E
2017
'The Recognizability and Localizability of Auditory Alarms: Setting Global Medical Device Standards'
Human Factors
001872081771200-001872081771200
, DOI
PEARL
Edworthy J, Kristensen M & Ozcan E
2017
'Alarm fatigue in the ward'
Sound Effects
6,
(1)
88-104
PEARL
Hitchins CR, Metzner M, Edworthy J & Ward C
2017
'Non-technical skills and gastrointestinal endoscopy: a review of the literature'
Frontline Gastroenterology
flgastro-2016-100800-flgastro-2016-100800
, DOI
Edworthy JR, Schlesinger JJ, McNeer RR, Kristensen MS & Bennett CL
2017
'Classifying Alarms: Seeking Durability, Credibility, Consistency, and Simplicity'
Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology
51,
(s2)
50-57
, DOI
PEARL
Hasanain B, Boyd AD, Edworthy J & Bolton ML
2016
'A formal approach to discovering simultaneous additive masking between auditory medical alarms'
Applied Ergonomics
58,
500-514
, DOI
PEARL
Edworthy JR & Edworthy JD
2015
'Audible medical alarms'
Anaesthesia
70,
(10)
1215-1215
, DOI
2015
'Improving alarm response in ICU/CCU'
International Journal of Simulation: Systems, Science and Technology
16,
(4)
1.1-1.9
, DOI
Brown Z, Edworthy J, Sneyd JR & Schlesinger J
2015
'A comparison of linear and logarithmic auditory tones in pulse oximeters'
Applied Ergonomics
51,
350-357
, DOI
PEARL
Edworthy J, Hellier E, Newbold L & Titchener K
2015
'Passing crisis and emergency risk communications: the effects of communication channel, information type, and repetition'
Appl Ergon
48,
252-262
Author Site
, DOI
PEARL
Hellier E, Edworthy J, Newbold L, Titchener K, Tucker M & Gabe-Thomas E
2014
'Evaluating the application of research-based guidance to the design of an emergency preparedness leaflet'
Appl Ergon
45,
(5)
1320-1329
Author Site
, DOI
PEARL
Edworthy J, Page R, Hibbard A, Kyle S, Ratnage P & Claydon S
2014
'Learning three sets of alarms for the same medical functions: A perspective on the difficulty of learning alarms specified in an international standard'
Applied Ergonomics
45,
(5)
1291-1296
, DOI
Guardia-LaBar LM, Scruth EA, Edworthy J, Foss-Durant AM & Burgoon DH
2014
'Alarm Fatigue The Human-System Interface'
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST
28,
(3)
135-137
Author Site
, DOI
Guardia-Labar LM, Scruth EA, Edworthy J, Foss-Durant AM & Burgoon DH
2014
'Alarm fatigue: the human-system interface'
Clin Nurse Spec
28,
(3)
135-137
Author Site
, DOI
Edworthy J
2013
'Alarms are still a problem!'
Anaesthesia
68,
(8)
791-794
Author Site
, DOI
Edworthy J
2013
'Medical audible alarms: a review'
J Am Med Inform Assoc
20,
(3)
584-589
Author Site
, DOI
Edworthy J, Meredith C, Hellier E & Rose D
2013
'Learning medical alarms whilst performing other tasks'
Ergonomics
56,
(9)
1400-1417
Author Site
, DOI
PEARL
Rolison JJ, Edworthy J & Edworthy J
2012
'THE ROLE OF FORMAL STRUCTURE IN LIKING FOR POPULAR MUSIC'
MUSIC PERCEPTION
29,
(3)
269-284
Author Site
, DOI
Hellier E, Tucker M, Newbold L, Edworthy J, Griffin J & Coulson N
2012
'The effects of label design characteristics on perceptions of genetically modified food'
JOURNAL OF RISK RESEARCH
15,
(5)
533-545
Author Site
, DOI
PEARL
Edworthy J
2011
'The role of formal structure in liking for popular music'
Music Perception
3,
(29)
269-284
, DOI
Hellier E, Naweed A, Walker G, Husband P & Edworthy J
2011
'The influence of auditory feedback on speed choice, violations and comfort in a driving simulation game'
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART F-TRAFFIC PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR
14,
(6)
591-599
Author Site
, DOI
PEARL
Edworthy J
2011
'Designing effective alarm sounds'
Biomed Instrum Technol
45,
(4)
290-294
Author Site
, DOI
Edworthy J, Hellier E, Titchener K, Naweed A & Roels R
2011
'Heterogeneity in auditory alarm sets makes them easier to learn'
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMICS
41,
(2)
136-146
Author Site
, DOI
PEARL
Phansalkar S, Edworthy J, Hellier E, Seger DL, Schedlbauer A, Avery AJ & Bates DW
2010
'A review of human factors principles for the design and implementation of medication safety alerts in clinical information systems'
J Am Med Inform Assoc
17,
(5)
493-501
Author Site
, DOI
PEARL
Hellier E, Tucker M, Kenny N, Rowntree A & Edworthy J
2010
'Merits of using color and shape differentiation to improve the speed and accuracy of drug strength identification on over-the-counter medicines by laypeople'
J Patient Saf
6,
(3)
158-164
Author Site
PEARL
Hellier E, Tucker M, Kenny N, Rowntree A & Edworthy J
2010
'The relative merits of color and shape coding for improving the speed and accuracy of drug strength identification'
Journal of Patient Safety
3,
(6)
158-164
Aldrich KM, Hellier EJ & Edworthy J
2009
'What determines auditory similarity? The effect of stimulus group and methodology'
Q J Exp Psychol (Hove)
62,
(1)
63-83
Author Site
, DOI
PEARL
Hellier E, Aldrich K, Wright DB, Daunt D & Edworthy J
2007
'A multi dimensional analysis of warning signal words'
Journal of Risk Research
10,
(3)
323-338
Noyes JM, Hellier E & Edworthy J
2006
'Speech warnings: a review'
Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science
7,
(6)
551-571
, DOI
Edworthy J & Hellier E
2006
'Alarms and human behaviour: implications for medical alarms'
British Journal of Anaesthesia
97,
(1)
12-17
Hellier E, Edworthy J, Derbyshire N & Costello A
2006
'Considering the impact of medicine label design characteristics on patient safety'
Ergonomics
49,
(5-6)
617-630
Edworthy J, Hignett S & Hellier E
2006
'Patient safety'
Ergonomics
49,
(5-6)
439-443
Noyes J, Hellier E & Edworthy J
2006
'Speech Warnings: A review and future directions'
Theoretical Issues in Ergonomic Science
7,
(6)
551-571
Edworthy J & Waring H
2006
'The effects of music tempo and loudness level on treadmill exercise'
Ergonomics
49,
(15)
1597-1610
Edworthy J & Hellier E
2005
'Fewer but better auditory alarms will improve patient safety'
Quality & Safety in Health Care
14,
(3)
212-215
2004
'Designing trend-monitoring sounds for helicopters: methodological issues and an application'
Journal of experimental psychology. Applied
10,
(4)
203-218
Hellier EJ, Aldrich K, Loxley SL & Edworthy J
2004
'Designing helicopter trend monitoring sounds: Methodological issues and an application'
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied
10,
(4)
203-218
Edworthy J, Hellier E, Aldrich K & Loxley S
2004
'Designing trend-monitoring sounds for helicopters: Methodological issues and an application'
Journal of Experimental Psychology-Applied
10,
(4)
203-218
Edworthy J, Hellier E, Morley N, Grey C, Aldrich K & Lee A
2004
'Linguistic and location effects in compliance with pesticide warning labels for amateur and professional users'
Human Factors
46,
(1)
11-31
Edworthy J, Hellier E, Walters K, Clift-Mathews W & Crowther M
2003
'Acoustic, semantic and phonetic influences in spoken warning signal words'
Applied Cognitive Psychology
17,
(8)
915-933
Edworthy J, Hellier E & Rivers G
2003
'Males vs Female voices in speech communication'
Noise and Health
6,
(21)
39-50
Hellier EJ, Rivers J & Edworthy J
2003
'The use of male or female voices in warnings systems: A question of acoustics'
Noise and Health
6,
(21)
39-50
Edworthy J
2002
'Music and emotion: Theory and research'
Perception
31,
(7)
895-896
Hellier E & Edworthy J
2002
'Subjective rating scales: scientific measures of perceived urgency?'
Ergonomics
45,
(14)
1011-1014
Hellier E, Edworthy J, Weedon B, Walters K & Adams A
2002
'The perceived urgency of speech warnings: Semantics versus acoustics'
Human Factors
44,
(1)
1-17
Hellier E, Edworthy J & Lee A
2001
'An analysis of Human Error in Analytical Measurement in Chemistry'
International Journal of Cognitive Ergonomics
5,
(4)
445-458
HELLIER E, WRIGHT DB & EDWORTHY J
2000
'Investigating the perceived hazard of warning signal words'
Risk Decision and Policy
5,
(1)
39-48
, DOI
Edworthy J & Hellier E
2000
'Auditory warnings in noisy environments'
Noise Health
2,
(6)
27-40
Author Site
Hellier E, Wright D & Edworthy J
2000
'Investigating the Perceived Hazard of Warning Signal Words'
Risk Decision & Policy
(5)
39-48
Hellier E, Wright DB, Edworthy J & Newstead S
2000
'On the stability of the arousal strength of warning signal words'
APPLIED COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
14,
(6)
577-592
Author Site
Edworthy J & Hards R
1999
'Learning auditory warnings: The effects of sound type, verbal labelling and imagery on the identification of alarm sounds'
International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics
24,
(6)
603-618
, DOI
Hellier E & Edworthy J
1999
'On using psychophysical techniques to achieve urgency mapping in auditory warnings'
Appl Ergon
30,
(2)
167-171
Author Site
1998
'ITU alarm confusion - A smart solution'
IEE Colloquium (Digest)
(432)
1998
'What makes a good alarm?'
IEE Colloquium (Digest)
(432)
Edworthy J
1998
'Does sound help us to work better with machines? A commentary on Rauterberg's paper 'About the importance of auditory alarms during the operation of a plant simulator''
INTERACTING WITH COMPUTERS
10,
(4)
401-409
Author Site
Stanton N & Edworthy J
1998
'Auditory affordances in the intensive treatment unit'
Appl Ergon
29,
(5)
389-394
Author Site
Edworthy J
1997
'Noise and its effects on people: an overview'
International Journal of Environmental Studies
51,
(4)
335-344
, DOI
Haas EC & Edworthy J
1996
'Designing urgency into auditory warnings using pitch, speed and loudness'
COMPUTING & CONTROL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
7,
(4)
193-198
Author Site
, DOI
Life MA, Barber P & Edworthy J
1996
'Back to the future: cognitive ergonomics six years on'
Ergonomics
39,
(3)
341-344
Author Site
, DOI
Edworthy J & Stanton N
1995
'A user-centred approach to the design and evaluation of auditory warning signals: 1. Methodology'
Ergonomics
38,
(11)
2262-2280
Author Site
, DOI
ADAMS AS & EDWORTHY J
1995
'Quantifying and predicting the effects of basic text display variables on the perceived urgency of warning labels: tradeoffs involving font size, border weight and colour'
Ergonomics
38,
(11)
2221-2237
, DOI
Edworthy J, Hellier E & Hards R
1995
'The semantic associations of acoustic parameters commonly used in the design of auditory information and warning signals'
Ergonomics
38,
(11)
2341-2361
Author Site
, DOI
EDWORTHY J, STANTON N & HELLIER E
1995
'WARNINGS IN RESEARCH AND PRACTICE'
ERGONOMICS
38,
(11)
2145-2154
Author Site
, DOI
HELLIER E, EDWORTHY J & DENNIS I
1995
'A COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES FOR SCALING PERCEIVED URGENCY'
ERGONOMICS
38,
(4)
659-670
Author Site
, DOI
Meredith C & Edworthy J
1995
'Are there too many alarms in the intensive care unit? An overview of the problems'
J Adv Nurs
21,
(1)
15-20
Author Site
Edworthy J & Meredith CS
1994
'Cognitive psychology and the design of alarm sounds'
Med Eng Phys
16,
(6)
445-449
Author Site
Edworthy J
1994
'The design and implementation of non-verbal auditory warnings'
Appl Ergon
25,
(4)
202-210
Author Site
Hellier EJ, Edworthy J & Dennis I
1993
'Improving auditory warning design: quantifying and predicting the effects of different warning parameters on perceived urgency'
Hum Factors
35,
(4)
693-706
Author Site
, DOI
Edworthy J, Loxley S & Dennis I
1991
'Improving auditory warning design: relationship between warning sound parameters and perceived urgency'
Hum Factors
33,
(2)
205-231
Author Site
, DOI
EDWORTHY J
1987
'COGNITIVE-PROCESSES IN THE PERCEPTION OF ART - CROZIER,WR, CHAPMAN,AJ'
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY-RESEARCH & REVIEWS
5,
(4)
399-401
Author Site
EDWORTHY J
1985
'INTERVAL AND CONTOUR IN MELODY PROCESSING'
MUSIC PERCEPTION
2,
(3)
375-388
Author Site
EDWORTHY J
1983
'ENCODING DIFFERENT LEVELS OF RELATIONSHIP IN MELODIES'
BULLETIN OF THE BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY
36,
(MAY)
A54-A54
Author Site
EDWORTHY J
1983
'LATE ARRIVAL OF THE BULLETIN'
BULLETIN OF THE BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY
36,
(JUN)
219-219
Author Site
EDWORTHY J
1983
'THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MUSICAL ABILITY - SHUTERDYSON,R, GABRIEL,C'
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
22,
(SEP)
267-268
Author Site
EDWORTHY J
1983
'THE ROLE OF PITCH-INTERVAL AND CONTOUR IN MELODY COMPREHENSION'
BULLETIN OF THE BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY
36,
(NOV)
A121-A121
Author Site
Sloboda J & Edworthy J
1981
'Attending To Two Melodies At Once: the of Key Relatedness'
Psychology of Music
9,
(1)
39-43
, DOI
Edworthy J
0
'Getting alarm sounds into a global standard: a case study with reflections'
Ergonomics in Design
PEARL
Edworthy J, McNeer R, Bennett C, Dudaryk R, McDougall S, Schlesinger J, Bolton M, Reed Edworthy J, Özcan Vieira E & Boyd A
0
'Getting alarm sounds into a global standard: A cases study with reflections'
Ergonomics in Design
PEARL
Chapters
Hellier E & Edworthy J
2006
'Chapter 14 An introduction to auditory warnings and alarms'
in Wogalter M
Handbook of Warnings
Lawrence Erlbaum
189-198
Hellier E & Edworthy J
2006
'Chapter 15 Complex auditory signals and speech'
in Wogalter M
Handbook of Warnings
Lawrence Erlbaum
199-220
Hellier E & Edworthy J
2006
'Chapter 30 Signal Words'
in Wogalter M
Handbook of Warnings
Lawrence Erlbaum
407-418
Walters K, Hellier EJ, Weedon B & Edworthy J
2003
'Comparing speech and nonspeech warnings'
in Haas EC; Edworthy J
The Ergonomics of Sound
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society: Santa Monica, CA
60-63
Edworthy J
2003
'Medical device alarms: equipment- or patient-centred?'
in Haas EC; Edworthy J
The Ergonomics of Sound
Human Factors and Erognomics Society: Santa Monica, CA
56-59
Weedon B, Hellier EJ, Walters K & Edworthy J
2003
'Perceived urgency in speech warnings'
in Haas EC; Edworthy J
The Ergonomics of Sound
Human Factors and Erognomics Society: Santa Monica, CA
72-75
Weedon B, Edworthy J, Walters K & Edworthy J
2003
'Using psychophysics to design speech warnings'
in Haas EC; Edworthy J
The Ergonomics of Sound
Human Factors and Erognomics Society: Santa Monica, CA
64-67
Costello A, Hellier E, Edworthy J & Coulson N
2002
'Can food label design characteristics affect perceptions of genetically modified food?'
in McCabe P
Contemporary Ergonomics
Taylor & Francis
442-446
Edworthy J, Hellier E, Lambell N, Grey C, Aldrich K & Lee A
2002
'Linguistic and location effects in compliance to pesticide warning labels'
in de Waard D; Brookhuis C; Weikert C; Toffetti A
Human Factors in Transportation, Communication, Health & the Workplace
Shaker Publishing
435-444
Thorley P, Hellier E & Edworthy J
2002
'Orienting response reinstatement in verbally and pictorially based visual warnings'
in McCabe P
Contemporary Ergonomics
Taylor & Francis
447-452
Thorley P, Hellier E & Edworthy J
2001
'Habituation effects in visual warnings'
in Hanson M
Contemporary Ergonomics
223-228
Conference Papers
McNeer R, Dudaryk R, Bennett CL, Edworthy J & Horn DB
2017
'The Aggregate Performance of Novel Auditory 'Icon' Alarms in a Simulated Intensive Care Unit Environment'
1188-1191
McNeer R, Bennett CL, Horn DB, Edworthy J & Dudaryk R
2017
'Use of Ordinal Regression Analysis for Assessing and Comparing Individual Alarm Performance in a Simulated Intensive Care Unit Environment'
1120-1122
Edworthy J & Baldwin C
2016
'Medical Audible Alarms and IEC 60601-1-8'
634-635
, DOI
Edworthy J, Reid S, McDougall S, Edworthy J & Hall S
2016
'The Design and Testing of Novel IEC 60601-1-8 Audible Alarms'
641-642
, DOI
Bolton ML, Hasanain B, Boyde AD & Edworthy J
2016
'Using Model Checking to Detect Masking in IEC 60601-1-8-compliant Alarm Configurations'
636-640
, DOI
2016
'Designing and deploying meaningful auditory alarms for control systems'
Donati A, Özcan E, van Egmond R, Jansen R, Edworthy J, Peldszus R & Voumard Y
2016
'Designing and deploying meaningful auditory alarms for control systems'
, DOI
Thagavelu S, Yunus J, Ifeachor E, Chinna K & Edworthy J
2015
'Responding to Clinical Alarms: a Challenge to Users in ICU/CCU'
88-92
, DOI
Thangavelu SD, Ifeachor E, Edworthy J, Yunus J, Chinna K & IEEE
2014
'Challenges and recommendation of clinical alarm system in Intensive Care Units from user perspective'
366-369
2011
'The perceptual and cognitive aspects of warning sound design'
242-247
Pennie D, Leach P, Cash B, Berman J, Wicksman R, Fleteher D & Edworthy J
2010
'DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING ALARMS AND ALERTS GUIDANCE FOR THE RAIL INDUSTRY'
563-571
2009
'Altering the urgency of auditory warnings: An experimental study'
214-217
2009
'Orienting response reinstatement in text and pictorial warnings'
520-524
2005
'Can the wording of GM labels affect perceptions of GM foods?'
635-639
2005
'The alarming state of medical warnings: Problems and solutions'
256-259
Costello A, Hellier EJ & Edworthy J
2003
'GM food labels - does shape matter?'
McCabe PT
Contemporary Ergonomics 2003, Taylor & Francis. London
507-512
Costello AJ, Hellier EJ & Edworthy J
2003
'GM informational labels - Does shape matter?'
507-512
Hellier EJ & Edworthy J
2003
'Urgency in speech warnings'
de Jong RG; Houtgast T; Fransten EAM; Hofman WF
Proceedings of the 8th International Congress on Noise as a Public Health Problem, Foundation ICBEN. Schiedam, The Netherlands
65-69
2000
'An integrative approach to warnings research'
770-773
2000
'Comparing speech and nonspeech warnings'
746-749
2000
'Extending knowledge of the effects of social influence in warning compliance'
107-110
2000
'Medical device alarms: Equipment-or patient-centered?'
542-545
2000
'Perceived urgency in speech warnings'
690-693
Edworthy J, Hellier E, Walters K, Weedon B & Adams A
2000
'The relationship between task performance, reaction time, and perceived urgency in nonverbal auditory warnings'
674-677
2000
'Using psychophysics to design speech warnings'
698-701
Reid F, Reed S & Edworthy J
1998
'Creative collaboration in engineering design teams'
258-262
Edworthy J, Clift-Matthews W & Crowther M
1998
'Listeners' understanding of warning signal words'
316-320
Reid F, Reed S & Edworthy J
1998
'Visual thinking in engineering design teams'
47-52
Haas EC, Edworthy J & SOC HFE
1996
'Measuring perceived urgency to create safe auditory warnings'
845-849
Hellier E & Edworthy J
1996
'The design of psychologically appropriate auditory information signals'
153-157
Edworthy J & Adams A
1996
'Warning label design: Trading off colour against font size'
148-152
Meredith C & Edworthy J
1995
'Auditory alarms and monitoring in the intensive care unit (ICU)'
B975-B979
MEREDITH C & EDWORTHY J
1994
'SOURCES OF CONFUSION IN INTENSIVE THERAPY UNIT ALARMS'
207-219
STANTON N & EDWORTHY J
1994
'TOWARDS A METHODOLOGY FOR CONSTRUCTING AND EVALUATING REPRESENTATIONAL AUDITORY ALARM DISPLAYS'
360-365
EDWORTHY J
1994
'URGENCY MAPPING IN AUDITORY WARNING SIGNALS'
15-30
, DOI
EDWORTHY J & HELLIER EJ
1993
'USING PSYCHOPHYSICS TO PREDICT PERCEIVED URGENCY'
164-169
HELLIER E & EDWORTHY J
1990
'ALTERING THE URGENCY OF AUDITORY WARNINGS - AN EXPERIMENTAL-STUDY'
389-392
EDWORTHY J & LOXLEY S
1990
'AUDITORY WARNING DESIGN - THE ERGONOMICS OF PERCEIVED URGENCY'
384-388
EDWORTHY J, LOXLEY S, GEELHOED E & DENNIS I
1989
'THE PERCEIVED URGENCY OF AUDITORY WARNINGS'
73-80
Edworthy J, Mcneer R, Bennett C & Dudaryk R
0
'Updating and International Standard: A Process for Audible Alarms'
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society HealthCare Symposium 2018
Boston, MA
26/03/2018
28/03/2018
PEARL