Effectiveness of a comprehensive mental skills curriculum in enhancing surgical performance: Results of a randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 213, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 318-324

  Stefanidis, Dimitrios ^a,b   Anton, Nicholas E ^a,b   Howley, Lisa D ^c   Bean, Eric ^d   Yurco, Ashley ^b   Pimentel, Manuel E ^b   Davis, Cameron K ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEVINE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES   (United States)

^d Get A Strong Mind Inc Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental skills; Performance enhancement; Simulation; Skill retention; Skills training; Stress management; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL SKILL CURRICULUM; MENTAL TEST; PORCINE MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SIMULATION TRAINING; SKILL; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; ATTENTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; IMAGINATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ATTENTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; GOALS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RELAXATION THERAPY; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SIMULATION TRAINING; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85007341213     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.10.016     Document Type: Article

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