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. 2024 Feb 2;47(4):389–400. doi: 10.1007/s40264-024-01396-7

Box 1.

Error modes used to code step discrepancies from expected practice when retrieving information from a medicines guideline, as described in the hierarchical task analysis

Error mode code Error mode description
A1 Operation took too long
R1 Information not obtained
R2 Wrong information obtained
R3 Incomplete information obtained
R4 Information not sought
R5 Information not available

Error modes coded ‘A’ are ‘action errors’ and those coded ‘R’ are ‘retrieval errors’ [25]