Pain Research and Management (Jan 2011)
The Postoperative Pain Assessment Skills Pilot Trial
- Michael McGillion,
- Adam Dubrowski,
- Robyn Stremler,
- Judy Watt-Watson,
- Fiona Campbell,
- Colin McCartney,
- J Charles Victor,
- Jeffrey Wiseman,
- Linda Snell,
- Judy Costello,
- Anja Robb,
- Sioban Nelson,
- Jennifer Stinson,
- Judith Hunter,
- Thuan Dao,
- Sara Promislow,
- Nancy McNaughton,
- Scott White,
- Cindy Shobbrook,
- Lianne Jeffs,
- Kianda Mauch,
- Marit Leegaard,
- W Scott Beattie,
- Martin Schreiber,
- Ivan Silver
Affiliations
- Michael McGillion
- University of Toronto, Canada
- Adam Dubrowski
- University of Toronto, Canada
- Robyn Stremler
- University of Toronto, Canada
- Judy Watt-Watson
- University of Toronto, Canada
- Fiona Campbell
- University of Toronto, Canada
- Colin McCartney
- University of Toronto, Canada
- J Charles Victor
- University of Toronto, Canada
- Jeffrey Wiseman
- McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Linda Snell
- McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Judy Costello
- University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
- Anja Robb
- University of Toronto, Canada
- Sioban Nelson
- University of Toronto, Canada
- Jennifer Stinson
- University of Toronto, Canada
- Judith Hunter
- University of Toronto, Canada
- Thuan Dao
- University of Toronto, Canada
- Sara Promislow
- University of Toronto, Canada
- Nancy McNaughton
- University of Toronto, Canada
- Scott White
- University of Toronto, Canada
- Cindy Shobbrook
- Mississauga Halton Local Health Integration Network, Mississauga, Canada
- Lianne Jeffs
- St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Kianda Mauch
- St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Marit Leegaard
- Oslo University College, Oslo, Norway
- W Scott Beattie
- University of Toronto, Canada
- Martin Schreiber
- University of Toronto, Canada
- Ivan Silver
- University of Toronto, Canada
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/278397
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 16,
no. 6
pp. 433 – 439
Abstract
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Pain-related misbeliefs among health care professionals (HCPs) are common and contribute to ineffective postoperative pain assessment. While standardized patients (SPs) have been effectively used to improve HCPs’ assessment skills, not all centres have SP programs. The present equivalence randomized controlled pilot trial examined the efficacy of an alternative simulation method – deteriorating patient-based simulation (DPS) – versus SPs for improving HCPs’ pain knowledge and assessment skills.
