Preinstruments and postinstruments | |
TeamSTEPPS: Teamwork Attitudes Scale (TAQ)26 | 30 Likert-type items (1=Strongly Disagree, to 5=Strongly Agree) assessing attitudes towards the five dimensions (Team Structure, Leadership, Situational Awareness, Mutual Support and Communication) underlying the TeamSTEPPS communications model |
AMUSE* | 21 Likert-type items (1=Strongly Disagree, to 5=Strongly Agree) assessing Attitudes, Motivation, Utility and Self-Efficacy toward interprofessional team skills |
Postonly instruments | |
Key communication behaviours: frequency* | 15 self-report frequency items, asking the extent to which the training cases provided the opportunity to practice or observe key communication behaviours. Response options ranged on a 5-point scale from ‘Never’ to ‘Frequently’. Examples included whether team members ‘… were consulted for their experience’ or ‘… asked for assistance’ |
Key concepts: understanding* | 10 Likert-type item pairs (1=Strongly Disagree, to 5=Strongly Agree). Instrument asked respondents to rate their understanding of key concepts both before and after training (eg, ‘BEFORE participating in training I had a good understanding of the benefits and application of SBAR’ and ‘AFTER completing the training I have a BETTER understanding of the benefits and application of SBAR’) |
Training program evaluation | |
Participant evaluations* | Completed by all students following the simulation training. 1. Report of training value by programme segment (eg, TeamSTEPPS introduction, final debrief) (1=Not at all valuable, to 5=Highly valuable) 2. Likert-type items (1=Strongly Disagree, to 5=Strongly Agree) addressing level of agreement with specific aspects of the training. For instance, whether the programme provided a realistic experience of the challenges faced when working in interprofessional teams 3. Students were also asked to describe their most valuable learning experience in the training |
*Developed by study team.
†Copies of all instruments available at: http://www.collaborate.uw.edu/educators-toolkit/tools-for-evaluation.html-0
TeamSTEPPS, Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety.