The effect of a low-fidelity model on cystoscopic skill training: A single-blinded randomized controlled trial

Simulation in Healthcare

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 213-218

  Persoon, Marjolein C ^a   Schout, Barbara ^a   Muijtjens, Arno M M ^b   Hendrikx, Ad J M ^a   Witjes, J Alfred ^c   Scherpbier, Albert J J M ^b  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cystoscopy; Simulator; Training; Urology; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; CYSTOSCOPY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NETHERLANDS; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRICULUM; CYSTOSCOPY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NETHERLANDS; PILOT PROJECTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955586977     PISSN: 15592332     EISSN: 1559713X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0b013e3181e1b73d     Document Type: Article

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