Abstract
Introduction: Inpatient physiotherapists are on on-call for respiratory emergencies. Responding to these situations causes high levels of stress/anxiety & staff lacking in confidence. Royal Berkshire NHS Trust introduced simulation based training, aiming to enhance confidence when responding to referrals.
Aim: To evaluate effectiveness of SIM training on perceived on-call confidence.
Method: Scenarios were completed in pairs. Participants were called by telephone, as per real-life, and provided a brief handover. The SIM programme consisted of 5 scenarios. Participants were prompted to discuss their assessment, problem list and treatment plan, then carry out their treatment. Skills included positive pressure therapies, manual techniques, oxygen therapy & airway management. Self-reported confidence about managing on-call situations was assessed pre and post SIM training using a five-point Likert scale.
Results: Data was collected (n=26) from January to December 2020.
Table 1:
Self-reported confidence pre-SIM training | |||||
Not Confident at all | Not so Confident | Somewhat Confident | Very Confident | Extremely Confident | |
n | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
% | 11.5 | 30.8 | 38.5 | 15.4 | 3.8 |
self-reported confidence post SIM training | |||||
Not Confident at all | Not so Confident | Somewhat Confident | Very Confident | Extremely Confident | |
n | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 2 |
% | 0 | 0 | 34.6 | 57.7 | 7.7 |
Participant’s perception of feeling ‘very confident’ increased by 42% post SIM. Using Mann-Whitney U test, conveying the confidence scale as 1-5, p=0.00005 suggesting this data demonstrates statistical significance.
Conclusion: This study suggests SIM is good at improving self percieved confidence for on-call physio's. Further research is required.
Footnotes
Cite this article as: European Respiratory Journal 2021; 58: Suppl. 65, PA538.
This abstract was presented at the 2021 ERS International Congress, in session “Prediction of exacerbations in patients with COPD”.
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