TY - JOUR
T1 - Test to measure basic life support and defribillation skills in primary care doctors and nurses
AU - Casabella Abril, Bartomeu
AU - Lacasta Tintorer, David
AU - Clusa Gironella, Thais
AU - Perelló Bratescu, Aina
AU - García Ortega, Ma Dolores
AU - Albiach Pla, Antoni
AU - Larrea Tárrega, Salomé
PY - 2010/1/1
Y1 - 2010/1/1
N2 - Objective: To prepare and validate a tool to measure Basic Life Support (BLS) and semi-automatic defibrillator (SAD) skills adapted for use by health professionals in Primary Care Teams (PCT). To propose an updated version and demonstrate self-sufficiency of the team to use it in a training evaluation. Design: Validation of measurement tools. Study of reliability with repeated measurements after a training course. Setting: Drassanes Primary Care Centre. Raval Sud Basic Health Area. Barcelona. Spain. Participants: A total of 37 voluntary resuscitators (all doctors/nurses), professional camera, medical controller, computerised mannequin, 6 evaluators. Interventions: Test preparation methodology. Cardiff Model 3.1. Implementation: 2 filmed series (professional+domestic), of 26-25 "station type" simulations, separated by 1 month. A training workshop between series. Retrospective evaluation of DVD recordings (5 evaluators). 2nd series scored again at 3 weeks with a blind and random order filmed version. Main measurements: Variables: performances classified from worse to best execution. Psychometric analysis: Validity (content/apparent). Test-retest reliability, between-observer and sensitivity to change. Results: Compared to the Cardiff test (46 items) our 83 item test contained 38(46%) new, 34(41%) modified and 11(13%) similar. Between-evaluator reliability, excellent/good in 51/62 items analysed; Within-evaluator and between-filming reliability, excellent/good in all except 1 item; the test score doubled after the training course. A version of the test according to BLS-SAD recommendations is proposed. Conclusions: On there not being useful tools available for Primary Care doctors and nurses, one has been prepared with adequate psychometric guarantees and proven self-sufficient evaluation. We propose the immediate application of the updated version for training evaluation purposes. © 2008 Elsevier España, S.L. All rights reserved.
AB - Objective: To prepare and validate a tool to measure Basic Life Support (BLS) and semi-automatic defibrillator (SAD) skills adapted for use by health professionals in Primary Care Teams (PCT). To propose an updated version and demonstrate self-sufficiency of the team to use it in a training evaluation. Design: Validation of measurement tools. Study of reliability with repeated measurements after a training course. Setting: Drassanes Primary Care Centre. Raval Sud Basic Health Area. Barcelona. Spain. Participants: A total of 37 voluntary resuscitators (all doctors/nurses), professional camera, medical controller, computerised mannequin, 6 evaluators. Interventions: Test preparation methodology. Cardiff Model 3.1. Implementation: 2 filmed series (professional+domestic), of 26-25 "station type" simulations, separated by 1 month. A training workshop between series. Retrospective evaluation of DVD recordings (5 evaluators). 2nd series scored again at 3 weeks with a blind and random order filmed version. Main measurements: Variables: performances classified from worse to best execution. Psychometric analysis: Validity (content/apparent). Test-retest reliability, between-observer and sensitivity to change. Results: Compared to the Cardiff test (46 items) our 83 item test contained 38(46%) new, 34(41%) modified and 11(13%) similar. Between-evaluator reliability, excellent/good in 51/62 items analysed; Within-evaluator and between-filming reliability, excellent/good in all except 1 item; the test score doubled after the training course. A version of the test according to BLS-SAD recommendations is proposed. Conclusions: On there not being useful tools available for Primary Care doctors and nurses, one has been prepared with adequate psychometric guarantees and proven self-sufficient evaluation. We propose the immediate application of the updated version for training evaluation purposes. © 2008 Elsevier España, S.L. All rights reserved.
KW - Basic life support
KW - Primary care
KW - Reliability
KW - Validity
U2 - 10.1016/j.aprim.2009.03.006
DO - 10.1016/j.aprim.2009.03.006
M3 - Article
SN - 0212-6567
VL - 42
SP - 7
EP - 13
JO - Atencion Primaria
JF - Atencion Primaria
IS - 1
ER -