This is a prospective randomized study, intended to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching basic surgical techniques through video, comparing the results with those of traditional teaching
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
50
Teaching from videos for independent study
Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto
Porto, Portugal
Assessment of the qualities of the techniques (Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OSATS) modified scale)
Evaluate the quality of execution of the technical gesture and its retention on each group (teaching basic surgical techniques through video and traditional education (courses face-to-face)). The Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OSATS) modified scale is scored from 8 (worst performance) to 40 (best performance).
Time frame: 2 weeks
Time the participants took to complete the procedure
Time in minutes and seconds (mm:ss) that the participants took to complete the procedure on each group (teaching basic surgical techniques through video and traditional education (courses face-to-face)).
Time frame: 2 weeks
Assessment of participants' involvement and interest (time of self-study in hours)
Time of self-study in hours and minutes (hh:mm), to check participants' involvement and interest in the teaching method through video.
Time frame: 1 month
Participant satisfaction with teaching method (Likert-like satisfaction questionnaire)
Likert-like satisfaction questionnaire scored from 5 (worst outcome) to 25 (best outcome).
Time frame: 1 day
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