The development of the PARENTS: a tool for parents to assess residents’ non-technical skills in pediatric emergency departments

BMC Medical Education

Research Article

Kenneth Tang¹  Kaylee Eady²  Meaghan Campbell³  Mona Jabbour⁴  Jason R. Frank⁵  Stanley J. Hamstra⁶  Katherine A. Moreau⁷ 

[1] Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, University of Ottawa, 401 Smyth Road, K1H 8L1, Ottawa, ON, Canada;Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, University of Ottawa, 401 Smyth Road, K1H 8L1, Ottawa, ON, Canada;School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, K1H 8M5, Ottawa, ON, Canada;Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, 401 Smyth Road, K1H 8L1, Ottawa, ON, Canada;Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, 1053 Carling Avenue, K1Y 4E9, Ottawa, ON, Canada;Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, 401 Smyth Road, K1H 8L1, Ottawa, ON, Canada;Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, 401 Smyth Road, K1H 8L1, Ottawa, ON, Canada;Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, 1053 Carling Avenue, K1Y 4E9, Ottawa, ON, Canada;Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 774 Echo Drive, K1S 5N8, Ottawa, ON, Canada;Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa, 145 Jean-Jacques-Lussier Private, K1N 6N5, Ottawa, ON, Canada;Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, 401 North Michigan Avenue, 60611, Chicago, IL, USA;Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa, 145 Jean-Jacques-Lussier Private, K1N 6N5, Ottawa, ON, Canada;Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, University of Ottawa, 401 Smyth Road, K1H 8L1, Ottawa, ON, Canada;

关键词: Assessment;    Validity;    Parents;    Pediatrics;    Non-technical skills;    Emergency;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12909-017-1042-9

 received in 2017-01-31, accepted in 2017-11-02,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundParents can assess residents’ non-technical skills (NTS) in pediatric emergency departments (EDs). There are no assessment tools, with validity evidence, for parental use in pediatric EDs. The purpose of this study was to develop the Parents’ Assessment of Residents Enacting Non-Technical Skills (PARENTS) educational assessment tool and collect three sources of validity evidence (i.e., content, response process, internal structure) for it.MethodsWe established content evidence for the PARENTS through interviews with physician-educators and residents, focus groups with parents, a literature review, and a modified nominal group technique with experts. We collected response process evidence through cognitive interviews with parents. To examine the internal structure evidence, we administered the PARENTS and performed exploratory factor analysis.ResultsInitially, a 20-item PARENTS was developed. Cognitive interviews led to the removal of one closed-ended item, the addition of resident photographs, and wording/formatting changes. Thirty-seven residents and 434 parents participated in the administration of the resulting 19-item PARENTS. Following factor analysis, a one-factor model prevailed.ConclusionsThe study presents initial validity evidence for the PARENTS. It also highlights strategies for potentially: (a) involving parents in the assessment of residents, (b) improving the assessment of NTS in pediatric EDs, and (c) capturing parents’ perspectives to improve the preparation of future physicians.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s). 2017