title: Development of an Instrument to Assess the Clinical Effectiveness of the Debriefer in Simulation Education.
abstract: Simulation education continues to increase in all healthcare curriculums. Measuring how well faculty conduct debriefing sessions within the context of the learning objectives and defined pedagogy of a specific simulation is vital and deficient. The purpose of this study was to develop and test an instrument to assess a debriefer's ability to effectively conduct a debriefing session to evaluate and demonstrate teaching effectiveness and excellence. The instrument, Peer Assessment of Debriefing Instrument (PADI), was developed using a traditional peer-review framework. Using the Delphi technique, an expert panel (n=11) completed an electronic survey and used a 4-point Likert scale to rate the PADI on clarity and understandability. In round III, a consensus >80% was achieved for both structural and content elements. Results revealed that the PADI was a valid and reliability instrument to provide a peer review of the debriefing process across healthcare disciplines. The inter-rater reliability for the average measures was very strong, with interclass correlation coefficient (ICC) = 0.973, and for the single measure was strong, ICC = 0.818. The PADI provides both novice and experienced debriefers with an objective and formative means of performing self-assessment and receiving peer feedback on a debriefing experience.
authors: Univ. of Delaware, 25 North College Ave.-McDowell Hall, Newark, DE 19716, USA. Tel 302- 831-8196, fax 302-831-2382. jsaylor@udel.edu.
authors: Jennifer L
authors: JL
authors: Saylor
authors: Susan F
authors: SF
authors: Wainwright
authors: E A
authors: EA
authors: Herge
authors: Ryan T
authors: RT
authors: Pohlig
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D000068156:Formative Feedback; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D016544:Patient Simulation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D000066908:Simulation Training