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The Effect of Positive and Negative V erbal F eedback on Surgical S kills P erformance and Motivation. Aarthy Kannappan, MD Dana Yip, MD Nayna Lodhia , BS John Morton, MD James Lau, MD, FACS Stanford Department of General Surgery. Characteristics of Good Feedback. Timely
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The Effect of Positive and Negative Verbal Feedback on Surgical Skills Performance and Motivation Aarthy Kannappan, MD Dana Yip, MD NaynaLodhia, BS John Morton, MD James Lau, MD, FACS Stanford Department of General Surgery
Characteristics of Good Feedback • Timely • Specific • Given in small quantities • Non-evaluative • Non-judgmental Ende J. Feedback in clinical medical education. JAMA, 1983;250:777-81
Verbal Feedback in Surgery • Prevalent surgical culture prone to negative and evaluative feedback • “Constructive criticism” thought to be the best way to improve skills performance * • Affects of feedback on teacher-learner relationships, and learner motivation to study and practice not well studied *Boehler ML, Rogers DA, et al. An investigation of medical students reactions to feedback: A randomized controlled trial. Med Educ. 2006 Aug;40(8):746-9.
Study Questions • How do positive and negative verbal feedback affect immediate skills performance? • What is the effect of such feedback on the teacher-learner relationship? • What is the effect of such feedback on the trainee's motivation to learn and engage in skills practice?
Study Specifics 25 1st year medical students with little to no laparoscopic experience Perform FLS peg- transfer. Positive Verbal Feedback (n=12) Negative Verbal Feedback (n=13) Repeat FLS peg-transfer task. Survey Administered Debrief
Interpreting Results • No significant difference in skills performance (time and number of errors) • Could be due to non-specific nature of the feedback • Most feedback in surgery is non-specific, learners unclear how to improve
Interpreting Results • Teacher- Learner Relationship • Positive feedback from a mentor: relationship with that individual would improve either somewhat (28%) or greatly (68%) • Negative Feedback from a mentor: relationship with that individual would deteriorate either somewhat (28%) or greatly (72%). • Individuals learn best from physicians they wish to emulate* *ElnickiDM, Kolarik R, Bardella I. Research Reports. Third year medical students perceptions of effective teaching behaviors in a multidisciplinary ambulatory clerkship. Acad Med 2003; 78(8):5
Interpreting Results • Motivation to Learn • Positive Feedback: either somewhat more (44%) or much more (52%) inclined to learn about the subject. None reported a decrease in interest in the subject. • Negative Feedback: one-third would be either less inclined (24%) or much less inclined (8%) to learn. Ten (40%) reported no change in their level of interest, while the rest would be either somewhat more inclined (20%) or much more inclined (8%)
Interpreting Results • Motivation to Practice: • Positive Feedback: most would spend somewhat more (60%) or much more (12%) time practicing, some reported no change in (24%) or less (4%) practice time. • Negative Feedback: few would practice less (12%) or the same (16%); most would spend either somewhat more (36%) or much more (36%) time practicing.
Conclusions • Survey results only a pilot- need more longitudinal study to determine veracity of results • Unclear relationship of of verbal feedback to skills performance • The subtle affects of verbal feedback on motivation to learn and practice need to be further researched
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