title: [Confidence assessment among medical students trained with an obstetric simulator].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To determine the degree of confidence of students regarding obstetric examination before and after training with simulators, and assess their satisfaction with the use of simulation as a tool for acquiring skills.
  
  
  METHODS
  Training groups involved 10 students per lecturer. Students learned how to perform Leopold's manoeuvres and measure uterine height with a simulator. The instructor supervised each physical exam. Surveys by those students who had previously done an internship at the Department of Obstetric & Gynecology were not taken into account.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Students' confidence in performing the procedures improved significantly (p≤0.001) after the intervention.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Formación Clínica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, España. cristinard@unav.es
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Díez
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Díez-Goñi
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Beunza-Nuin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Auba-Guedea
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Olartecoechea-Linaje
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Zambrana
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Alcázar-Zambrano
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D008348:Manikins; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000193:education*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires