Stress responses in high-fidelity simulation and standard simulation training among medical students.
Anxiety
Cortisol
High-fidelity
Medical training
Simulation
Stress
Journal
BMC medical education
ISSN: 1472-6920
Titre abrégé: BMC Med Educ
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101088679
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
17 Feb 2023
17 Feb 2023
Historique:
received:
06
09
2022
accepted:
10
02
2023
entrez:
16
2
2023
pubmed:
17
2
2023
medline:
22
2
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Simulation has been recognized as a shift in healthcare education that can improve skills and patient safety and outcomes. High-fidelity simulation of critical medical situations can be a source of stress among participants that can interfere with students' abilities leading to unexpected emotional responses. The aim of this study is to determine if two simulation methods, high-fidelity (HF) and procedural simulation (PS), may be associated with stress responses at a self-perceived and biological level (salivary cortisol variations), and to compare stress levels of the two different simulation method. We also wanted to find independent variables associated with cortisol total hormonal output. A quasi-experimental before-after study was used including the administration of questionnaires, and biomarkers evaluation by salivary cortisol samples before and after simulation. A total of 148 students were eligible and agreed to participate in the study. We used paired T-test for mean comparison regarding State-trait anxiety for both HF and PT simulations. For NASA-TLX we performed a T-test mean comparison between groups. We used paired T-test mean comparison for cortisol analysis. Multivariable linear regression has been used to assess variables associated with AUC values of STAI-Y scores were relatively higher at the end of the HF and PS sessions. NASA-TLX was significantly higher at baseline for the HF simulations, with respect to the PS simulation. Cortisol fold increase was significantly different in the two groups. Linear regression showed that cortisol AUCg was related to the STAI-Y score in both groups. Participating students developed a stress response both after in the HF and PS training, testified by psychological and biological outputs. According to our results, stress levels were increased for simply being in a simulation scenario than to the intrinsic complexity of the task required. More studies are needed to confirm this trend and to clarify the role of simulated stress response in a long-term learning scenario.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Simulation has been recognized as a shift in healthcare education that can improve skills and patient safety and outcomes. High-fidelity simulation of critical medical situations can be a source of stress among participants that can interfere with students' abilities leading to unexpected emotional responses. The aim of this study is to determine if two simulation methods, high-fidelity (HF) and procedural simulation (PS), may be associated with stress responses at a self-perceived and biological level (salivary cortisol variations), and to compare stress levels of the two different simulation method. We also wanted to find independent variables associated with cortisol total hormonal output.
METHODS
METHODS
A quasi-experimental before-after study was used including the administration of questionnaires, and biomarkers evaluation by salivary cortisol samples before and after simulation. A total of 148 students were eligible and agreed to participate in the study. We used paired T-test for mean comparison regarding State-trait anxiety for both HF and PT simulations. For NASA-TLX we performed a T-test mean comparison between groups. We used paired T-test mean comparison for cortisol analysis. Multivariable linear regression has been used to assess variables associated with AUC
RESULTS
RESULTS
values of STAI-Y scores were relatively higher at the end of the HF and PS sessions. NASA-TLX was significantly higher at baseline for the HF simulations, with respect to the PS simulation. Cortisol fold increase was significantly different in the two groups. Linear regression showed that cortisol AUCg was related to the STAI-Y score in both groups.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Participating students developed a stress response both after in the HF and PS training, testified by psychological and biological outputs. According to our results, stress levels were increased for simply being in a simulation scenario than to the intrinsic complexity of the task required. More studies are needed to confirm this trend and to clarify the role of simulated stress response in a long-term learning scenario.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36797725
doi: 10.1186/s12909-023-04101-x
pii: 10.1186/s12909-023-04101-x
pmc: PMC9936714
doi:
Substances chimiques
Hydrocortisone
WI4X0X7BPJ
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
116Subventions
Organisme : Università Politecnica delle Marche
ID : CUPI31I1800010000
Organisme : Università Politecnica delle Marche
ID : CUPI31I1800010000
Organisme : Università Politecnica delle Marche
ID : CUPI31I1800010000
Organisme : Università Politecnica delle Marche
ID : CUPI31I1800010000
Investigateurs
Daniele Arsego
(D)
Elena Bianchi
(E)
Rossella De Angelis
(R)
Luca Del Bene
(L)
Rosaria Landi
(R)
Ferruccio Mandorli
(F)
Maria Rosaria Marcone
(MR)
Rebecca Micheletti
(R)
Guido Paolucci
(G)
Mauro Pesaresi
(M)
Andrea Santarelli
(A)
Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s).
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