Stress, Trauma
Conditions
Keywords
Trauma, Stress, Simulation
Brief summary
Medical practice & training are inherently stressful situations. However, the effects of stress on educational & clinical performance are not well defined. The purpose of the current study is to examine the effects of stress on performance of residents in simulated trauma scenarios. The hypothesis is: 1) acutely stressful scenarios will be appraised as threat by residents and result in elevations of heart rate and salivary cortisol; 2) increased subjective & physiological stress will result in impairments in performance; and 3) greater stress responses will result in greater clinical impairments.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALstress
Sponsors
The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation
University of Toronto
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* University of Toronto General Surgery & Emergency medicine residents
Exclusion criteria
* No ATLS training * Residents from other programs
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| performance - global ratings | — |
| performance - ANTS | — |
| performance - checklists | — |
Countries
Canada
Contacts
Primary ContactAdrian M Harvey, MD
Backup ContactVicki Leblanc, PhD
Outcome results
None listed