Mandatory safety skills training for all newly hired hospital staff Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
Behavioral skills training (intervention) versus training-as-usual. Behavioral skills training is a performance and competency-based training method that uses a modeling, practice, and feedback loop
the registrants were then asked to practice and repeatedly demonstrate the skill until a predetermined suc
Sponsors
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. All newly hired hospital staff 2. Registering for mandatory safety skills training 3. Agreeing to participate in the study 4. Signing informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| All videotaped assessments for both arms were scored using the skills checklists by raters blind to which condition the participant was assigned to as well as which timepoint (baseline, post-training, and one-month follow-up.) 1. Competence in self-protection and team-control safety skills was measured as the percentage of correct executions observed by the videoraters 2. Mastery calculated using a pre-set threshold -- specifically 80 percent or higher competence scores. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Staff confidence in using skills measured based on a self-reported survey at baseline, post-training, and one-month follow-up | — |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed