Developing competency in post-graduate students of anaesthesiology for taking informed consent for elective caesarean section

• الحاوية / القاعدة: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Kamla Harshad Mehta, Vandana Saurin Shah, Kirti Dhirajlal Patel
• التنسيق: مقال
• اللغة: الإنجليزية
• منشور في: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
• الموضوعات: Communication; informed consent; role playing
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2017;volume=61;issue=2;spage=163;epage=166;aulast=Mehta
• تدمد: 0019-5049; 0976-2817

Background and Aims: Post-graduate medical students (residents) generally lack effective communication skills required to obtain informed consent. The aim of this study was to assess role play and group discussion as teaching/learning tools for improving residents' knowledge on informed consent and competency in communicating while taking informed consent. Methods: This prospective, observational study was conducted on 30 anaesthesia residents. They were first observed while obtaining informed consent and their basic knowledge regarding communication skills was checked with a pre-test questionnaire. Then, lecture and group discussion were carried out to increase the knowledge base, and their knowledge gain was checked by the same questionnaire as a post-test. Communication skills were demonstrated by role play and residents were assessed by direct unobtrusive observation using a checklist. Feedback regarding effectiveness of programme was taken from students. Statistical analyses were done using Microsoft Office Excel and SPSS software. Results: Percentage gain was 122.37% for knowledge domain. For communication skills, mean ± standard deviation for checklist was 8.93 ± 1.43 before role play and it improved to 17.96 ± 1.29 after role play. Regarding effectiveness of role play as a teaching/learning tool, 76.66% of residents said they strongly agreed and 23.33% of residents said they agreed. Likert scale for evaluation of programme was graded 4 or 5 by all residents. Conclusion: The knowledge and communication skills required for obtaining informed consent was improved significantly after role playing.