Validation of the self-assessment teamwork tool (SATT) in a cohort of nursing and medical students

• Published in: Medical teacher Vol. 40; no. 10; pp. 1072 - 1075
• Main Authors: Roper, Lucinda, Shulruf, Boaz, Jorm, Christine, Currie, Jane, Gordon, Christopher J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 03.10.2018; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Confirmatory factor analysis; Critical incidents; Evaluation; Medical education; Medical students; Nursing; Patients; Quantitative psychology; Reliability; Self evaluation; Simulation; Standardized patients; Teamwork
• ISSN: 0142-159X; 1466-187X
• DOI: 10.1080/0142159X.2017.1418849

Introduction: Poor teamwork has been implicated in medical error and teamwork training has been shown to improve patient care. Simulation is an effective educational method for teamwork training. Post-simulation reflection aims to promote learning and we have previously developed a self-assessment teamwork tool (SATT) for health students to measure teamwork performance. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of a revised self-assessment teamwork tool. Methods: The tool was tested in 257 medical and nursing students after their participation in one of several mass casualty simulations. Results: Using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, the revised self-assessment teamwork tool was shown to have strong construct validity, high reliability, and the construct demonstrated invariance across groups (Medicine & Nursing). Conclusions: The modified SATT was shown to be a reliable and valid student self-assessment tool. The SATT is a quick and practical method of guiding students' reflection on important teamwork skills.