Sepsis
Conditions
Keywords
artificial intelligence, team training, virtual reality simulation, health care education
Brief summary
The purpose of the study is to compare the effectiveness of Artificial Intelligence virtual doctor with human-controlled virtual doctor avatars on nursing students' sepsis care and interprofessional communication.
Interventions
OTHERAI-powered doctor
AI-powered virtual doctor
OTHERHuman-controlled doctor avatar
Virtual doctor avatar controlled by the medical student.
Sponsors
Ministry of Education, Singapore
National University of Singapore
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
The simulation-based assessment videos were sent for rating by 2 assessors, who were blinded to the groupings.
Intervention model description
Prospective 2-arm randomized controlled trial with a pretest-posttest study design
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. All Year 3 NUS nursing students in Academic Year 2022 2. Individuals 20 years old and above; and 3. Consent to be video and/or audio-recorded
Exclusion criteria
1. Year 1, 2 and 4 NUS nursing students; 2. Incapable of giving informed consent; 3. Unable to understand and/or speak in English language; 4. Have visual, speech, and/or hearing impairment; and 5. Do not agree to be video and/or audio-recorded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from Baseline in Sepsis Knowledge on the 18-item sepsis knowledge test immediately after interventions. | Baseline and immediately after 2-hour VRS | The 8-item communication knowledge and 18-item sepsis knowledge tests were developed and content validated by a multidisciplinary team comprising a medical doctor, an advanced practice nurse, and nursing academics. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from Baseline in Team Communication Knowledge on the 8-item communication knowledge test immediately after interventions. | Baseline and immediately after 2-hour VRS | The 8-item communication knowledge and 18-item sepsis knowledge tests were developed and content validated by a multidisciplinary team comprising a medical doctor, an advanced practice nurse, and nursing academics. |
| Change from Baseline in Team Communication Self-Efficacy on the 6-item Patient Clinical Information Exchange and Interprofessional Communication Self-Efficacy Scale immediately after interventions. | Baseline and immediately after 2-hour VRS | The Patient Clinical Information Exchange and Interprofessional Communication Self-Efficacy Scale is a validated and self-reported instrument using a 0-100 Likert scale, which measures participants' perceptions of self-efficacy in team communication based on the ISBAR communication strategy. |
| Sepsis Care Performance through a 15-minute video-recorded simulation-based assessment within 2 weeks of postintervention. | Within 2 weeks of postintervention. | 2 independent raters used the validated RAPIDS (Rescuing A Patient In Deteriorating Situation) tool to measure nurses' simulation performance in assessing and managing a deteriorating patient. |
| Team Communication Performance through a 15-minute video-recorded simulation-based assessment within 2 weeks of postintervention. | Within 2 weeks of postintervention. | 2 independent raters used a validated 9-item team communication scale to assess nurses' simulation performance in communicating with doctor using the TeamSTEPPS communication strategies. |
Countries
Singapore
Outcome results
None listed