Should they stay or should they go now? Exploring the impact of team familiarity on interprofessional team training outcomes

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Abstract

Introduction: Although simulation is an effective method for enhancing team competencies, it is unclear how team familiarity impacts this process. We examined how team familiarity impacted team competencies. Methods: Trainees were assigned to stable or dynamic teams to participate in three simulated cases. Situation awareness (SA) data was collected through in-scenario freezes. The recorded performances were assessed for clinical effectiveness (ClinEff) and teamwork. All data are reported on a 1–100% (100% = perfect performance) scale. Results: Forty-six trainees (23 General Surgery; 23 Emergency Medicine) were randomized by specialty into stable (N = 8) or dynamic (N = 7) groups. Overall changes from Sim 1 to Sim3 were 12.2% (p < 0.01), −1.1% (ns), and 7.1% (p < 0.01) for SA, ClinEff, and Teamwork, respectively. However, improvements differed by condition, with stable teams reflecting improvements in ClinEff (15.2%; p < 0.05), whereas dynamic team ClinEff improvement (8.7%) was not significant. Both groups demonstrated improvements in teamwork (stable = 9%, p < 0.05; dynamic = 4.9%, p < 0.05). Conclusions: Teams who continued to work together demonstrated increased improvements in clinical effectiveness and teamwork, while dynamic teams only demonstrated improvements in teamwork.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)243-249
Number of pages7
JournalAmerican journal of surgery
Volume215
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2018

Keywords

  • Dynamic
  • Situation awareness
  • Stable
  • Team familiarity
  • Team training
  • Teams
  • Teamwork

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery

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