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Carlos Hölzing1, Benjamin Gordon1, Patrick Meybohm1
1Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, Emergency and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Objectives:
Mental practice, a cognitive technique for practicing skills without physical movement, holds promise for enhancing clinical outcomes in emergency medicine. This study investigates its recognition and the impact of a basic workshop on emergency physicians' attitudes toward mental practice.
Methods:
This pre-post survey study involved 20 medical professionals who participated in a 2-day workshop. Assessments were conducted before and after the intervention using a structured questionnaire.
Results:
Initial findings revealed that 65% of participants were aware of mental practice, and only 10% utilized it in clinical settings. Postworkshop, familiarity, and perceived helpfulness significantly increased from 2.2 to 4.1 and 3.9 to 4.7, respectively, with marked improvements in confidence and the intention to apply these techniques clinically by 100% of the participants.
Conclusion:
The results suggest that brief educational interventions can substantially influence medical professionals' engagement with mental practice, advocating its inclusion in medical training curricula to enhance procedural skills and patient care.
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