Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Conditions
Keywords
Patient Safety, Quality, Simulation, Undergraduate, Medical Student
Brief summary
In this project, the authors aim to evaluate the use of high fidelity simulation as a method of evaluation of general skills in fifth year medical students about patient quality and safety in a hospital setting.
Detailed description
Undergraduate training in patient safety and healthcare quality is often overlooked by medical curricula. Simulation techniques have been used in different subjects as a support for learning invasive techniques in surgical areas, but it has not been used to improve knowledge and performance on patient quality domains that would be applied in real life scenarios. This project is a randomized trial for medical students undertaking the course in Quality and Patient Safety. The authors will randomized students at the beginning of each rotation into two groups: a) an intervention group (where students will take the simulation and will be evaluated by a final written exam); and b) a control group (where students will take only the usual teaching in classrooms and will be evaluated with the same written exam). Furthermore, students will be asked to fill a questionnaire to obtain their attitudes and knowledge about the topics in quality and safety in healthcare.
Interventions
PROCEDURESimulation techique
The intervention group will be in a simulated case with mock scenarios and interaction by 'acting out' the clinical situation where knowledge and attitudes about safety in hospitalized patients will be assessed.
Sponsors
Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterey
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
Masking only at the level of outcome assessor as this is an educational intervention.
Intervention model description
Randomized controlled trial of two educational interventions
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to 24 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 5th year medical students enrolled in the course Quality and Patient Safety in the Tecnológico de Monterrey School of Medicine, Campus Monterrey.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mean score of skills and knowledge about quality and patient safety | One year | Assessed by questionnaire evaluation of knowledge in the area of patient safety and quality of healthcare using a multiple choice question examination and a survey. This outcome is measured in a scale from 0 to 100 individually and it will be averaged throughout each group. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Qualitative Evaluation of Attitudes and preferences towards patient safety | One year | Assessed by interview of individuals about their attitudes and behaviours |
Countries
Mexico
Contacts
Primary ContactKarla Pachecho, MD
Backup ContactAna Villalpando
Outcome results
None listed