A cluster design controlled trial of arts-based observational skills training in primary care

Objective  To investigate whether the observational skills of doctors and nurses can be improved by arts‐based observational skills training. Methods  We carried out a cluster design, controlled trial involving 42 general practitioners and 26 primary care nurses in 12 primary care practices in Londo...

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Published in:Medical education 2007-04, Vol.41 (4), p.395-401
Main Authors: Kirklin, Deborah, Duncan, Jane, McBride, Sandy, Hunt, Sam, Griffin, Mark
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical Competence - standards
Community Health Nursing - standards
community health nursing/education
continuing/ methods
controlled clinical trial [publication type]
Dermatology - education
Dermatology - standards
education
Education, Medical, Continuing - standards
Education, Nursing, Continuing - methods
Family Practice - education
Humans
London
multicentre study [publication type]
nursing
Observation
Pigmentation Disorders - therapy
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teaching - methods
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Summary:Objective  To investigate whether the observational skills of doctors and nurses can be improved by arts‐based observational skills training. Methods  We carried out a cluster design, controlled trial involving 42 general practitioners and 26 primary care nurses in 12 primary care practices in London. Six practices were allocated to the intervention arm and 6 to the control arm. The intervention group received 90 minutes of arts‐based observational skills training. The control group received practical training in the management of psoriasis. Before and after this, control and intervention participants were asked to describe 3 dermatological photographs. Descriptions were scored blindly against a predetermined marking key. Participants completed a questionnaire about the intervention, and about their own confidence in diagnosing and referring suspicious pigmented skin lesions. Results  Post‐intervention scores were significantly higher in the intervention group compared with the control group (P 
ISSN:0308-0110
1365-2923
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2929.2007.02711.x