Exploring the Impact of Simulated Patient on Academic Performance in Physical Therapy Training: Preliminary Results

Abstract:

The use of simulated patient (SP) as a methodological tool for the acquisition of skills at undergraduate level constitutes an innovative training process for students. An observational longitudinal study was conducted in order to verify if the simulated patient training improves the academic performance of physiotherapy students in a Respiratory Therapy course. To achieve this goal the final grades for the course, as well as the grades for the final practical exam were compared between the 2018 cohort receiving conventional training (N = 57) and the 2019 cohort receiving the SP in addition to conventional training (N = 64). Moreover, the 2019 cohort’s midterm grades were compared with their final exam grades in order to explore the effects of the SP methodology in academic performance over time. The results showed statistically significant differences in the final course grades and the final practical …

Año de publicación:

2021

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