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Training and Assessing Teamwork in Interprofessional Virtual Reality-based Simulation using the TeamSTEPPS framework – Protocol for a Randomized Pre-post Intervention Study
ABSTRACT
Background:
Interprofessional teamwork is essential for patient outcomes in emergency medicine, yet effective training in this area is scarce. Virtual reality (VR) offers a promising, resource-efficient solution for simulating emergency scenarios, but tools for assessing teamwork in VR environments are lacking.
Objective:
This study aims to adapt and validate the TeamSTEPPS framework to assess teamwork in VR-based training, with the goal of improving both team collaboration and medical performance.
Methods:
This prospective pre-post study involves nursing and medical students working in randomized interprofessional teams. On three time points (day 1, day 8, day 15), participants engage in a VR scenario simulating one out of three different emergency medical conditions. As intervention, a training video on successful teamwork is shown on day 8 immediately before the second VR-scenario. Teamwork is assessed objectively with the Team Performance Observation Tool (TPOT) which will be adapted and validated for application in VR settings and subjectively with the Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire (T-TPQ). Medical performance will be recorded automatically by the VR software based on the medical measures conducted by the team.
Results:
As of May 2024, 15 interprofessional teams have been enrolled. Data analysis will begin in late 2025.
Conclusions:
This study addresses the challenge of adapting teamwork assessment tools to VR environments and may provide insights into the potential of VR-based training for improving interprofessional collaboration in medical education. Future research could include a control group to measure the effects of team training more rigorously or use more enhanced technologies (e.g. natural language processing) to capture a broader range of teamwork behavior.
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