Simulation of Physical Illness
Conditions
Keywords
simulation, competency
Brief summary
Delivering bad news is a task that doctors encounter daily in most medical practices, especially in Intensive Care Unit, where morbidity and mortality are high. The objective of this project was to demonstrate effectiveness of an educational program using simulation-based training intervention to teach medical students to deliver bad news and communicate more effectively with families.
Detailed description
Delivering bad news is a task that doctors encounter daily in most medical practices, especially in Intensive Care Unit, where morbidity and mortality are high. The term bad news refers to any information transmitted to patients or their families that directly or indirectly involves a negative change in their lives or view of their future. Existing reports show that practicing doctors and residents lack confidence and skill in performing this task, and most have never received any formal training. Breaking bad news is a complex task requiring many skills including communication, responding to emotional reactions, and involving the family members. The objective of this project was to demonstrate effectiveness of an educational program using simulation-based training intervention to teach medical students to deliver bad news and communicate more effectively with families. We hypothesize that simulation-based training intervention will improve medical student competency in communicating bad news to patients.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSimulation training
Participants randomized to the simulation condition received simulation training based on a standard training of how to communicate bad news to patients
Sponsors
Southeast University, China
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Residents working at the Intensive Care Unit.
Exclusion criteria
* Residents who are are available for the intervention or who don't have the appropriate number of meetings captured for data analysis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Participants with competency in communicating bad news behavioral measure | One month after training | Number of Participants with competency in communicating bad news behavioral measure |
Countries
China
Contacts
Primary ContactJingyuan Xu, M.D.
Outcome results
None listed