Using simulation-based training during hospital relocation: a controlled intervention study
Abstract Background During hospital relocations, it is important to support healthcare professionals becoming familiar with new settings. Simulation-based training seems promising and in situ simulation has been suggested as a beneficial educational tool to prepare healthcare professionals for reloc...
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| author | Anders Lund Schram Morten Søndergaard Lindhard Magnus Bie Maria Louise Gamborg Neel Toxvig Gitte Skov Rune Dall Jensen |
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| description | Abstract Background During hospital relocations, it is important to support healthcare professionals becoming familiar with new settings. Simulation-based training seems promising and in situ simulation has been suggested as a beneficial educational tool to prepare healthcare professionals for relocation. This study aimed to investigate the impact of a simulation-based training intervention on health professionals´ readiness to work in their new environment, as well as investigate sick leave before and after relocation. Methods The study was a controlled intervention study implemented at a university hospital in Denmark. Simulation was used to prepare employees for workflows prior to relocation. Before relocation, 1199 healthcare professionals participated in the in situ simulation-based training program. Questionnaires on readiness to perform were distributed to participants at pre-, post-, and follow-up (6 months) measurement. In addition, data on participants’ sick leave was gathered from a business intelligence portal. To compare dependent and independent groups, paired and unpaired t tests were performed on mean score of readiness to perform and sick leave. Results Compared to the control group, healthcare professionals participating in the intervention felt significantly more ready to work in a new hospital environment. As a measure of psychological wellbeing, register data indicated no difference in sick leave, when comparing intervention and control groups before and after participating in the in situ simulation-based training program. Conclusions Healthcare professionals felt significantly more ready to work in a new environment, after participating in the in situ simulation-based training program, indicating that the intervention supported healthcare professionals during relocations. This may mitigate feelings of uncertainty; however, further research is needed to explore such effects. Trial registration The study was approved by The Regional Ethics Committee (no. 1-16-02-222-22). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f3cb8f21b03040e9b48ec625f7d9056a2022-12-22T03:53:05ZengBMCAdvances in Simulation2059-06282022-12-017111010.1186/s41077-022-00237-wUsing simulation-based training during hospital relocation: a controlled intervention studyAnders Lund Schram0Morten Søndergaard Lindhard1Magnus Bie2Maria Louise Gamborg3Neel Toxvig4Gitte Skov5Rune Dall Jensen6Corporate HR, MidtSim, Central Denmark RegionDepartment of Paediatrics, Randers Regional HospitalCorporate HR, MidtSim, Central Denmark RegionCorporate HR, MidtSim, Central Denmark RegionCorporate HR, MidtSim, Central Denmark RegionDepartment for Psychosis, Aarhus University Hospital-PsychiatryCorporate HR, MidtSim, Central Denmark RegionAbstract Background During hospital relocations, it is important to support healthcare professionals becoming familiar with new settings. Simulation-based training seems promising and in situ simulation has been suggested as a beneficial educational tool to prepare healthcare professionals for relocation. This study aimed to investigate the impact of a simulation-based training intervention on health professionals´ readiness to work in their new environment, as well as investigate sick leave before and after relocation. Methods The study was a controlled intervention study implemented at a university hospital in Denmark. Simulation was used to prepare employees for workflows prior to relocation. Before relocation, 1199 healthcare professionals participated in the in situ simulation-based training program. Questionnaires on readiness to perform were distributed to participants at pre-, post-, and follow-up (6 months) measurement. In addition, data on participants’ sick leave was gathered from a business intelligence portal. To compare dependent and independent groups, paired and unpaired t tests were performed on mean score of readiness to perform and sick leave. Results Compared to the control group, healthcare professionals participating in the intervention felt significantly more ready to work in a new hospital environment. As a measure of psychological wellbeing, register data indicated no difference in sick leave, when comparing intervention and control groups before and after participating in the in situ simulation-based training program. Conclusions Healthcare professionals felt significantly more ready to work in a new environment, after participating in the in situ simulation-based training program, indicating that the intervention supported healthcare professionals during relocations. This may mitigate feelings of uncertainty; however, further research is needed to explore such effects. Trial registration The study was approved by The Regional Ethics Committee (no. 1-16-02-222-22).https://doi.org/10.1186/s41077-022-00237-wIn situ simulationHospital relocationSick leaveReadiness to performUncertaintyHealthcare professionals |
| spellingShingle | Anders Lund Schram Morten Søndergaard Lindhard Magnus Bie Maria Louise Gamborg Neel Toxvig Gitte Skov Rune Dall Jensen Using simulation-based training during hospital relocation: a controlled intervention study Advances in Simulation In situ simulation Hospital relocation Sick leave Readiness to perform Uncertainty Healthcare professionals |
| title | Using simulation-based training during hospital relocation: a controlled intervention study |
| title_full | Using simulation-based training during hospital relocation: a controlled intervention study |
| title_fullStr | Using simulation-based training during hospital relocation: a controlled intervention study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using simulation-based training during hospital relocation: a controlled intervention study |
| title_short | Using simulation-based training during hospital relocation: a controlled intervention study |
| title_sort | using simulation based training during hospital relocation a controlled intervention study |
| topic | In situ simulation Hospital relocation Sick leave Readiness to perform Uncertainty Healthcare professionals |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41077-022-00237-w |
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