Teaching beyond skills: The psychological effect of a simulation training in the COVID 19 era
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Jaramillo Rincón, Sandra [1] ; Durante, Eduardo
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Trujillo Mejía , Alexander
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Sánchez Mateus , Edwin
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[1] Universidad de Los Andes
Universidad de Los Andes
Colombia
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[2] Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
Argentina
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[3] Universidad de Caldas, Manizales, Colombia Universidad de Manizales, Colombia
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[4] Clínica de Marly
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- Localización: Interamerican Journal of Health Sciences (IJHS), ISSN-e 2953-3724, Vol. 1, Nº. 0, 2021
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Background: Health professionals during the Covid-19 pandemic suffer significant anxiety and depression symptoms (42-71%). This study aimed to explore how a multilevel simulation-based training influences their perception of psychological well-being and distress.
Methods, A pre-post quasi-experimental study evaluated a training intervention that included three phases: Pre-test, Simulation-based training and Post-test. The Simulation-based training consisted in a circuit of three hybrid simulation-based stations with role- plays and low-fidelity simulators about proper use of personal protective equipment, airway management and basic care of the COVID-19 patients. Descriptive statistics were used for the analysis of the quantitative variables. Results: The level of perceived distress facing the care of COVID-19 patients in the pretest was 21% (n=30). However, after the training, that perception was 32.4% (n=47) (p<0.05). Most of the participants perceived that the simulation-based training contributed to their psychological wellbeing and preparedness, 80% (n=117) versus 20% (n= 29) who considered little or nothing (p= 0.001) Discussion: Changes in the pre and post- intervention participants ‘perceptions in the different dimensions (preparedness) are consistent with the educational theories of learning. A positive influence of the training on the psychological wellbeing of the participants was evident
