title: [Feedback during laparoscopic training].
abstract: A recent Danish study showed that instructor feedback significantly reduced the duration of training time needed for acquiring laparoscopic skills. While there is a clear advantage to trainees reaching a predetermined expert level of performance more rapidly, this does not necessarily imply that the skills were also acquired more efficiently. Experiencing continual feedback while undergoing a training task could reduce the level of difficulty in performing it; the presence of an instructor can also heighten emotional tension. Both of these factors can impair the learning process. For this reason, we recommend self-directed feedback during training on complex laparoscopic skills.
authors.affiliation: Universiteit Leiden, afd. Cognitieve Psychologie, Leiden, the Netherlands. e.n.spruit@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
authors.forename: Edward N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Spruit
authors.forename: Guido P H
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Band
authors.forename: Jaap F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Hamming
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000193:education*; D007858:Learning