Protocol for development of an assessment tool for competency of ECG interpretation: expert consensus by the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method and cross-sectional testing using multidimensional item response theory.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although the ECG is an important diagnostic tool in medical practice, the competency of ECG interpretation is considered to be poor. Diagnostic inaccuracy involving the misinterpretation of ECG can lead to inappropriate medical judgements and cause negative clinical outcomes, unnecessary medical testing and even fatalities. Despite the importance of assessing ECG interpretation skills, there is currently no established universal, standardised assessment tool for ECG interpretation. The current study seeks to (1) develop a set of items (ECG questions) for estimating competency of ECG interpretation by medical personnel by consensus among expert panels following a process based on the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method (RAM) and (2) analyse item parameters and multidimensi

SUBMITTER: Inaba S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10231011 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature