Mental Stress
Conditions
Keywords
cardiopulmonary resuscitation, stress, intervention
Brief summary
This is a prospective randomized controlled study. The aim of this study is to 1. describe the stress patterns experienced during a CPR situation; 2. investigate whether the perceived stress was associated with CPR performance in terms of hands-on time and time to start CPR; 3. to investigate whether this task focusing strategy reduces perceived stress levels, and 4. whether this translates into better CPR performance. Based on findings that clear, directive leadership can enhance performance in cardiac resuscitation, we further 5) investigate if stress was associated with fewer leadership statements.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALinstruction
instructions about focusing on relevant task elements by posing two task-focusing questions (what is the patient's condition?, what immediate action is needed?) when feeling overwhelmed by stress (intervention-group)
Sponsors
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 4th year medical students
Exclusion criteria
* No informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| perceived levels of stress and feeling overwhelmed (stress/overload) | time from start of CPR until scenario is finished (usually 5-10min) | This is a simulator study and the study starts after students entered the simulator and the manikin has a cardiac arrest. The scenarios usually last for not more than 5-10 min at which time point the study is finished |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| hands-on time | time from start of CPR until scenario is finished (usually 5-10min) | This is a simulator study and the study starts after students entered the simulator and the manikin has a cardiac arrest. The scenarios usually last for not more than 5-10 min at which time point the study is finished |
| time to start CPR | time from start of CPR until scenario is finished (usually 5-10min) | — |
| Number of leadership statements | time from start of CPR until scenario is finished (usually 5-10min) | — |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed