- Title
- Simulation can replace part of speech-language pathology placement time: a randomised controlled trial
- Creator
- Hill, Anne E.; Ward, Elizabeth; Heard, Robert; McAllister, Sue; McCabe, Patricia; Penman, Adriana; Caird, Emma; Aldridge, Danielle; Baldac, Stacey; Cardell, Elizabeth; Davenport, Rachel; Davidson, Bronwyn; Hewat, Sally; Howells, Simone; Purcell, Alison; Walters, Joanne
- Relation
- International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Vol. 23, Issue 1, p. 92-102
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2020.1722238
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- Purpose: Simulation is increasingly used within speech-language pathology education. Research has primarily explored students’ perceptions of learning in simulation. The aim of this study was to determine if speech-language pathology students achieved a statistically-equivalent level of competency when a mean of 20% of placement time was replaced with simulation compared to placements without a simulation component. Method: This non-inferiority randomised controlled trial involved students from six Australian universities. Students were randomised to either a simulation + traditional placement group attending 5 days of simulation prior to their traditional placement, or a traditional only placement group. Their end-placement clinical competency was assessed using Competency Assessment in Speech Pathology (COMPASSVR®). Result: Final data were available for 325 students: 150 students in traditional placements, 138 students in protocol-compliant simulation + traditional placements, and 37 students in non-protocol simulation + traditional placements. There were no statistically significant differences between groups (traditional vs protocol-compliant simulation + traditional Mann–Whitney–Wilcoxon z = 1.23, df = 286, p = 0.22; traditional vs intention-to-treat simulation + traditional Mann–Whitney–Wilcoxon z = 0.23, df = 323, p = 0.81). Conclusion: This research contributes to the evidence base which suggests that simulation can partially replace traditional placement time for speech-language pathology students without loss of competency, substantiating its value as an alternative placement model in speech-language pathology programmes.
- Subject
- simulation; replacement; speech-language pathology; students; competency; randomised controlled trial
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1443917
- Identifier
- uon:42141
- Identifier
- ISSN:1754-9507
- Language
- eng
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