The Influence of Feedback in the Simulated Patient Case-History Training among Audiology Students at the International Islamic University Malaysia

• Published in: Journal of audiology & otology Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 121 - 128
• Main Authors: Dzulkarnain, Ahmad Aidil Arafat, Sani, Maryam Kamilah Ahmad, Rahmat, Sarah, Jusoh, Masnira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) The Korean Audiological Society and Korean Otological Society 01-07-2019; 대한청각학회
• Subjects: Original; 이비인후과학; Medical education; Hearing; Feedback; Audiology
• ISSN: 2384-1621; 2384-1710
• DOI: 10.7874/jao.2018.00381

There is scant evidence on the use of simulations in audiology (especially in Malaysia) for case-history taking, although this technique is widely used in training medicine and nursing students. Feedback is one of the important components in simulations training; however, it is unknown if feedback by instructors could influence the simulated patient (SP) training outcome for case-history taking among audiology students. The aim of the present study is to determine whether the SP training with feedback in addition to the standard role-play and seminar training is an effective learning tool for audiology case-history taking.
Twenty-six, second-year undergraduate audiology students participated. A cross-over study design was used. All students initially attended two hours of seminar and role-play sessions. The students were then divided into three types of training, 1) SP training (Group A), 2) SP with feedback (Group B), and 3) a non-additional training group (Group C). After two training sessions, the students changed their types of training to, 1) Group A and C: SP training with feedback, and 2) Group B: non-additional training. All the groups were assessed at three points: 1) pre-test, 2) intermediate, and 3) post-test. The normalized median score differences between and within the respective groups were analysed using non-parametric tests at 95% confidence intervals.
Groups with additional SP trainings (with and without feedback) showed a significantly higher normalized gain score than no training group (p<0.05).
SP training (with/without feedback) is a beneficial learning tool for history taking for students in audiology major.