Handover training for medical students: A controlled educational trial of a pilot curriculum in Germany

dc.contributor.authorThaeter, Laura
dc.contributor.authorSchröder, Hanna
dc.contributor.authorHenze, Lina
dc.contributor.authorLina Butte, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorHenn, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorRossaint, Rolf
dc.contributor.authorSopka, Saša
dc.contributor.funderEuropean Commissionen
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-02T05:03:34Z
dc.date.available2019-10-02T05:03:34Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-12
dc.description.abstractObjective: The aim of this study was to implement and evaluate a newly developed standardised handover curriculum for medical students. We sought to assess its effect on students’ awareness, confidence and knowledge regarding handover. Design: A controlled educational research study. Setting: The pilot handover training curriculum was integrated into a curriculum led by the Departments of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care (AI) at the University Hospital. It consisted of three modules integrated into a 4-week course of AI. Multiple types of handover settings namely end-of-shift, operating room/postanaesthesia recovery unit, intensive care unit, telephone and discharge were addressed. Participants: A total of n=147 fourth-year medical students participated in this study, who received either the current standard existing curriculum (no teaching of handover, n=78) or the curriculum that incorporated the pilot handover training (n=69). Outcome measures: Paper-based questionnaires regarding attitude, confidence and knowledge towards handover and patient safety were used for pre-assessment and post-assessment. Results: Students showed a significant increase in knowledge (p<0.01) and self-confidence for the use of standardised handover tools (p<0.01) as well as accurate handover performance (p<0.01) among the pilot group. Conclusion: We implemented and evaluated a pilot curriculum for undergraduate handover training. Students displayed a significant increase in knowledge and self-confidence for the use of standardised handover tools and accuracy in handover performance. Further studies should evaluate whether the observed effect is sustained across time and is associated with patient benefit.en
dc.description.sponsorshipEuropean Union Erasmus Multilateral Projects (PATIENT project, e527620-LLP-1-2012-1-NL-ERASMUS-FEXI)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.articleide021202en
dc.identifier.citationThaeter, L., Schröder, H., Henze, L., Butte, J., Henn, P., Rossaint, R. and Sopka, S., 2018. Handover training for medical students: a controlled educational trial of a pilot curriculum in Germany. BMJ open, 8(9), e021202 (9pp). DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021202en
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021202en
dc.identifier.eissn2044-6055
dc.identifier.endpage9en
dc.identifier.issued9en
dc.identifier.journaltitleBMJ Openen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/8673
dc.identifier.volume8en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherBMJ Publishing Groupen
dc.relation.urihttps://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/9/e021202
dc.rights© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2018. This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.en
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/en
dc.subjectMedical studentsen
dc.subjectEducational research studyen
dc.subjectHandover curriculumen
dc.titleHandover training for medical students: A controlled educational trial of a pilot curriculum in Germanyen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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