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Maria Cutumisu1,2,3, Matthew R G Brown4, Caroline Fray2
1Centre for Research in Applied Measurement and Evaluation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Frontiers in Pediatrics
|July 20, 2018
Summary
A growth mindset may improve healthcare providers' neonatal resuscitation skills, especially when refresher training was completed longer ago. Recent training combined with a low growth mindset correlated with more errors in a simulation game.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Healthcare Simulation
- Psychology in Medicine
Background:
- Neonatal resuscitation skills require regular updates.
- Healthcare providers' performance can decline over time since their last training.
- The role of psychological factors, like growth mindset, in skill retention is understudied.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the moderating effect of growth mindset on the relationship between time since the last Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) course and performance in a simulation.
- To explore how a growth mindset influences skill decay in neonatal resuscitation.
Main Methods:
- Fifty healthcare providers participated in the study.
- Performance was assessed using the RETAIN computer game simulation for neonatal resuscitation tasks.
- The time elapsed since the participants' last refresher NRP course was recorded.
- Participants' growth mindset levels were measured.
Main Results:
- Growth mindset significantly moderated the association between time since the last NRP course and simulation performance.
- Participants with lower growth mindset who recently completed their NRP course (8-9 months prior) made more errors.
- This suggests that a low growth mindset exacerbates performance decrements following recent training.
Conclusions:
- Growth mindset is a crucial factor influencing the retention of neonatal resuscitation skills.
- Interventions aimed at fostering a growth mindset may enhance healthcare providers' performance in simulations.
- Optimizing simulation-based training duration and incorporating mindset interventions could improve clinical readiness for neonatal resuscitation.
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