Positive communication behaviour during handover and team-based clinical performance in critical situations: a simulation randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Positive communication behaviour within anaesthesia teams may decrease stress response and improve clinical performance. We aimed to evaluate the effect of positive communication during medical handover on the subsequent team-based clinical performance in a simulated critical situation. We also assessed the effect of positive communication behaviour on stress response.

Methods

This single-centre RCT involved anaesthesia teams composed of a resident and a nurse in a high-fidelity scenario of anaesthesia-related paediatric laryngospasm after a standardised handover. During the handover, similar information was provided to all teams, but positive communication behaviour was adopted only for teams in the intervention group. Primary outcome was team-based clinical perf

SUBMITTER: Bertrand B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8132877 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature