title: Use of simulation to understand the effects of task complexity and time away on clinical confidence.
abstract: In prior studies, mannequin-based simulation training has been used to help decrease student anxiety toward intimate clinical examinations. Using time away as an independent variable, the aim of this study was to assess decay of clinical confidence for four procedural tasks that vary in procedural complexity. Clinical confidence with intimate examinations, after a standardized mannequin-based simulation curriculum, decays over time. This decay is noted after two months of time away. Longer periods of time away did not show increased differences.
authors: Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI, USA.
authors: Elaine
authors: E
authors: Cohen
authors: Chiagozie
authors: C
authors: Ononye
authors: Jonathan
authors: J
authors: Salud
authors: Calvin
authors: C
authors: Kwan
authors: Lawrence
authors: L
authors: Salud
authors: Carla
authors: C
authors: Pugh
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008348:Manikins; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods*; D011361:Professional Competence; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D013997:Time Factors