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The impact of small-group virtual patient simulator training on perceptions of individual learning process and curricular integration: a multicentre cohort study of nursing and medical students

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dc.contributor.authorMestre, André
dc.contributor.authorMuster, Marek
dc.contributor.authorEl Adib, Ahmed Rhassane
dc.contributor.authorÖsp Egilsdottir, Hugrun
dc.contributor.authorByermoen, Kirsten Røland
dc.contributor.authorPadilha, José Miguel Santos Castro
dc.contributor.authorAguilar, Thania
dc.contributor.authorTabagari, Nino
dc.contributor.authorBetts, Lorraine
dc.contributor.authorSales, Leila
dc.contributor.authorGarcia, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorLing, Luo
dc.contributor.authorCafé, Hugo
dc.contributor.authorBinnie, Alexandra
dc.contributor.authorMarreiros, Ana
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-15T17:51:14Z
dc.date.available2023-03-15T17:51:14Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractBackground: The COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated rapid changes in medical education to protect students and patients from the risk of infection. Virtual Patient Simulators (VPS) provide a simulated clinical environment in which students can interview and examine a patient, order tests and exams, prioritize interventions, and observe response to therapy, all with minimal risk to themselves and their patients. Like high-fdelity simulators (HFS), VPS are a tool to improve curricular integration. Unlike HFS, VPS require limited infrastructure investment and can be used in lowresource settings. Few studies have examined the impact of VPS training on clinical education. This international, multicenter cohort study was designed to assess the impact of small-group VPS training on individual learning process and curricular integration from the perspective of nursing and medical students. Methods: We conducted a multi-centre, international cohort study of nursing and medical students. Baseline perceptions of individual learning process and curricular integration were assessed using a 27-item pre-session questionnaire. Students subsequently participated in small-group VPS training sessions lead by a clinical tutor and then completed a 32-item post-session questionnaire, including 25 paired items. Pre- and post-session responses were compared to determine the impact of the small-group VPS experience. Results: Participants included 617 nursing and medical students from 11 institutions in 8 countries. At baseline, nursing students reported greater curricular integration and more clinical and simulation experience than did medical students. After exposure to small-group VPS training, participants reported signifcant improvements in 5/6 items relating to individual learning process and 7/7 items relating to curricular integration. The impact of the VPS experience was similar amongst nursing and medical studentspt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationBMC Medical Education (2022) 22:375pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12909-022-03426-3pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1472-6920
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/44157
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringer naturept_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s12909-022-03426-3.pdfpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectVirtual Patient Simulatorpt_PT
dc.subjectCurricular integrationpt_PT
dc.subjectSimulation trainingpt_PT
dc.subjectClinical educationpt_PT
dc.titleThe impact of small-group virtual patient simulator training on perceptions of individual learning process and curricular integration: a multicentre cohort study of nursing and medical studentspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleBMC Medical Educationpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume22pt_PT
person.familyNamePadilha
person.givenNameJosé Miguel Santos Castro
person.identifier.ciencia-idBE12-E95F-4916
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-6631-776X
person.identifier.ridO-2316-2015
person.identifier.scopus-author-id36695867100
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