Athletic Training Students Demonstrate Airway Management Skill Decay, but Retain Knowledge over 6 Months

Autor/inn/en	Popp, Jennifer K.; Berry, David C.
Titel	Athletic Training Students Demonstrate Airway Management Skill Decay, but Retain Knowledge over 6 Months
Quelle	In: Athletic Training Education Journal, 11 (2016) 4, S.173-180 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1947-380X
DOI	10.4085/1104173
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; Experimental Groups; Control Groups; Statistical Analysis; Training; College Athletics; Student Recruitment; Retention (Psychology); Emergency Programs; Pretests Posttests; Item Analysis; Human Body; Undergraduate Students; Athletes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Statistische Analyse; Ausbildung; College athletes; Collegesport; Hochschulsport; Merkfähigkeit; Hilfsprogramm; Itemanalyse; Menschlicher Körper; Athlet
Abstract	Context: Airway management (AM) knowledge and skills are taught in all athletic training programs; however, research suggests that skill decay occurs with acute care skills as length of nonpractice increases. Objective: Evaluate retention of AM knowledge and skills, specifically oropharyngeal airway (OPA) and nasopharyngeal airway (NPA) use, in athletic training students. Design: Cross-sectional study. Patients or Other Participants: Twenty-five students (8 males, 17 females; age = 21.12 ± 1.42 years) enrolled in Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education-accredited professional athletic training programs. Intervention(s): Participants' AM knowledge and skills were assessed 5 times (baseline-T4). The baseline assessment was followed by an educational review session. Participants were reassessed (T1) before being randomly assigned to 2 groups. The experimental group's AM knowledge and skills were reevaluated at 1 month (T2), 3 months (T3), and 6 months (T4), and the control group's at 6 months (T4). Main Outcome Measure(s): Dependent variables of AM knowledge and skills scores. Groups served as the independent variable. Repeated-measures analysis of variance with between-participants and within-participants effects assessed changes in knowledge skills scores. Results: Testing revealed no significant differences between the groups on knowledge (F[subscript 2.00,46.00] = 0.37, P = 0.70) and overall clinical skills (F[subscript 1.57,36.17] = 0.09, P = 0.87). A significant main effect for time on knowledge (F[subscript 2.00,46.00] = 28.44, P < 0.001) found baseline scores were different from scores at T1 and T4. A significant main effect for time on OPA skills (F[subscript 1.50,34.60] = 65.02, P < 0.001) and NPA skills (F[subscript 1.62,37.31] = 106.46, P < 0.001) found baseline scores were different from scores at T1 and T4 and T1 score was different from T4 score. Conclusions: Both groups retained AM knowledge over a 6-month period, whereas OPA and NPA skills decayed from review session to 6-month follow-up. The lack of significant differences between the groups suggests that subsequent testing may not affect retention of AM knowledge and skills. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Athletic Trainers' Association. 2952 Stemmons Freeway Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75247. Tel: 214-637-6282; Fax: 214-637-2206; e-mail: ATEdJournal@gmail.com; Web site: http://nataej.org/journal-information.htm
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01