The design, integration and assessment of a simulation-based team training curriculum delivered to groups of medical, nursing and respiratory therapist students
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2012
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"Purpose: The goals of this study were to 1) develop an interprofessional simulation based team training curriculum, 2) deliver the curriculum to undergraduate students from medicine, nursing and respiratory therapy, and 3) assess the efficacy of providing a didactic Crisis Resource Management Module prior to engaging in the simulation based curriculum. Although interprofessional education is strongly endorsed educators are challenged by the lack of evidence to guide the optimization of simulation as a learning modality and a paucity of assessment tools. Secondary objectives were to assess the psychometric properties of the newly developed KidSIM™ Attitudes Towards Teams in Training Undergoing Designed Educational Simulations (ATTITUDES) Questionnaire and The KidSIM™ Team Performance Scale.
Method: A quasi-experimental pre-and post design was used to compare the differences between the intervention group and the comparison ( control) group. Paired sample t-tests were used to look at differences between pre-and post attitude questionnaire scores, and team performance scores from Time 1 to Time 2. Independent sample t-tests were used to examine differences between comparison and intervention scores. ANOV A was used to look for relationships between demographics and scoring.
Results: There were significant improvements in all student post test attitude scores (p < 0.001). Participation in the additional CRM module was significantly related to higher team performance scores at Time 1 (p < 0.001) and Time 2 (p < 0.01). There was a significant improvement from Time 1 to Time 2 for comparison group aggregate performance scores and most subscale scores (p < 0.01 top< 0.001) and for intervention group communication subscale scores (p < 0.001).
Discussion: The KidSIM™ ATTITUDES questionnaire and the KidSIM™ Team Performance scale provide a reliable and construct valid measure supporting the use of a simulation based team training curriculum to improve student appreciation of IPE and teamwork, and IP team abilities to work more effectively together by Time 2 regardless of receiving didactic CRM. The relationship between level of competence and the didactic CRM module is noteworthy but requires further research to provide more information regarding sustainability. "
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Bibliography: p. 106-123
Includes copy of ethics approval. Original copy with original Partial Copyright Licence.
Includes copy of ethics approval. Original copy with original Partial Copyright Licence.
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Sigalet, E. L. (2012). The design, integration and assessment of a simulation-based team training curriculum delivered to groups of medical, nursing and respiratory therapist students (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4622