TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationship Between Self-efficacy and Performance of Simulated Neonatal Chest Compressions and Ventilation
AU - Donohue, Lee T.
AU - Underwood, Mark A.
AU - Hoffman, Kristin R.
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PY - 2020/12/1
Y1 - 2020/12/1
N2 - INTRODUCTION: Because improved competence in caring for patients is difficult to measure, self-efficacy (the strength of one's belief in one's ability to complete a task) is often used as a surrogate measurement of clinical ability. However, studies in adults and children have shown at best only weak correlations between self-efficacy and performance. This correlation has not been well studied in neonatal resuscitation limiting the utility of self-efficacy as a measurement of the effectiveness of interventions in this population. The objective of this study was to determine whether self-efficacy correlates with performance of simulated neonatal chest compressions and ventilation. METHODS: Sixty-nine neonatal fellows, neonatal nurse practitioners, neonatologists, and nurses completed a 7-point Likert scale in which they reported their ability to perform ventilations and chest compressions. The participants then performed chest compressions and bag-valve-mask ventilation on a mannequin. The performance of participants was compared with the rating of their ability using Spearman rank correlation coefficient. RESULTS: There was no correlation between participants' self-assessment and performance of chest compressions (rs = 0.003) or bag-valve-mask ventilation (rs = 0.08). There was a correlation between experience (years of neonatal intensive care unit experience, number of mock codes, and number of real codes) and the ratings of self-efficacy as well as between the number of mock codes and ventilation performance. CONCLUSIONS: In this study, self-reported efficacy had no correlation to clinical skills in neonatal resuscitation; participants both overestimated and underestimated their clinical proficiency. Prior participation in mock codes in the neonatal intensive care unit was the only factor that correlated with resuscitation performance.
AB - INTRODUCTION: Because improved competence in caring for patients is difficult to measure, self-efficacy (the strength of one's belief in one's ability to complete a task) is often used as a surrogate measurement of clinical ability. However, studies in adults and children have shown at best only weak correlations between self-efficacy and performance. This correlation has not been well studied in neonatal resuscitation limiting the utility of self-efficacy as a measurement of the effectiveness of interventions in this population. The objective of this study was to determine whether self-efficacy correlates with performance of simulated neonatal chest compressions and ventilation. METHODS: Sixty-nine neonatal fellows, neonatal nurse practitioners, neonatologists, and nurses completed a 7-point Likert scale in which they reported their ability to perform ventilations and chest compressions. The participants then performed chest compressions and bag-valve-mask ventilation on a mannequin. The performance of participants was compared with the rating of their ability using Spearman rank correlation coefficient. RESULTS: There was no correlation between participants' self-assessment and performance of chest compressions (rs = 0.003) or bag-valve-mask ventilation (rs = 0.08). There was a correlation between experience (years of neonatal intensive care unit experience, number of mock codes, and number of real codes) and the ratings of self-efficacy as well as between the number of mock codes and ventilation performance. CONCLUSIONS: In this study, self-reported efficacy had no correlation to clinical skills in neonatal resuscitation; participants both overestimated and underestimated their clinical proficiency. Prior participation in mock codes in the neonatal intensive care unit was the only factor that correlated with resuscitation performance.
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U2 - 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000446
DO - 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000446
M3 - Article
C2 - 32371749
AN - SCOPUS:85097113467
VL - 15
SP - 377
EP - 381
JO - Simulation in Healthcare
JF - Simulation in Healthcare
SN - 1559-2332
IS - 6
ER -