Effect of a short skills training course on competence and performance in general practice |
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Authors: | Jansen J J Grol R P Van Der Vleuten C P Scherpbier A J Crebolder H F Rethans J J |
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Institution: | Department of General Practice University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands. |
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Abstract: | OBJECTIVES: Evaluation of the efficacy of a short course of technical clinical skills to change performance in general practice. DESIGN: Subjects were self-selected general practitioners (n=59) who were unaware of the study design. They were assigned to the intervention group (n=31) or control group (n=28) according to their preference for course date. The course covered four different technical clinical skills (shoulder injection technique, PAP-smear, laboratory examination of vaginal discharge, ophthalmoscopic control in diabetes mellitus). Main outcome measures used were pre- and post-training scores on a knowledge test of skills (60 multiple choice items), and pre- and post-training performance of procedures in practice using a log-diary covering 20 days. SETTING: University of Maastricht, The Netherlands. SUBJECTS: Self-selected general practitioners. RESULTS: Competence, as measured by the knowledge test of skills, improved significantly as a result of the training and skills test scores were satisfactory after training. A significant effect on performance in practice was found for PAP-smear and shoulder injection technique, whereas no effect could be demonstrated for examination of vaginal discharge and ophthalmoscopic control in diabetes mellitus. CONCLUSIONS: A good degree of competence is a necessary but not always sufficient condition for a physician to change his performance in practice. While some skills training seems adequate to bring about desired changes, for other skills more complex interventions are probably needed. |
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Keywords: | *Education medical graduate family practice *education Netherlands professional competence |
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