Does the unexpected death of the manikin in a simulation maintain the participants’ perceived self-efficacy? An observational prospective study with medical students

• DOI: 10.1186/s12909-017-0944-x
• Publication Date: 2017-07-06T13:20:39Z
• Authors: Anne Weiss; Morgan Jaffrelot; Jean-Claude Bartier; Thierry Pottecher; Isabelle Borraccia; Gilles Mahoudeau; Eric Noll; Véronique Brunstein; Chloé Delacour; Thierry Pelaccia
• Keywords: Students, Medical; Formative Feedback; Perceived self-efficacy; Attitude of Health Personnel; Manikins; 03 medical and health sciences; Undergraduate medical students; Task Performance and Analysis; Humans; Prospective Studies; LC8-6691; R; Problem-Based Learning; Special aspects of education; Self Efficacy; Heart Arrest; Death; Patient Simulation; Emergency medicine; Medicine; Clinical Competence; Educational Measurement; 0305 other medical science; Simulation; Research Article; Education, Medical, Undergraduate

The death of a simulated patient is controversial. Some educators feel that having manikin die prejudicial to learning; others it way better preparing students for these situations. Perceived self-efficacy (PSE) reflects person's perception their ability carry out task. A high PSE necessary manage task efficiently. In this study, we measured the impact on medical students' perceived concerning cope with situation cardiac arrest. We carried single-centre, observational, prospective study. group 1 (n = 27), pre-graduate were warned possible manikin; 2 not 29). was at end and after debriefing. two groups similar before debriefing (p 0.41). It had significantly progressed < 0,001). No significant difference noted between 0.382). did have negative PSE, whether or they been occurrence such an event. Our study helps defend position which supports inclusion unexpected in simulation setting.