Szilvia Zörgő, Gjalt-Jorn Peters, Anna Jeney, David Williamson Shaffer, Andrew R Ruis, Rik Crutzen
A feasibility study for a unified, multimodal analysis of online information foraging in health-related topics
Open research Europe
1 explore feasibility rapid transformation face face virtual simulation impact simulation process 2 explore efficacy rapid transformation face face virtual simulation impact simulation process simulation process preparation prebriefing simulation debriefing investigated feasibility efficacy perspective educators students study took place early pandemic thus highlighting speed needed conducted acknowledging limitations technology time faculty n 3 involved virtual simulation experiment year one medical studentsn 61 invited participate study voluntarily module chosen study introduction practice medicine students introduced concept patient safety using simulationbased education little room horrors simulation based educational session emphasising importance patient safety students taken simulated medical ward demonstrated common hospitalbased errors learners timed asked identify document many patient safety hazards possible semi structured questionnaire analysed using descriptive statistics thematic analysis educators perspective reflected virtual simulation technologically dependent limitations debriefing also sustainable portable standardised process students perspective revealed objectives met session helped support theory previously learned average rating 409 5point scale resources simulation center like space mannikins faculty cannot accessed reasons like social distancing pandemic virtual simulation developed used feasible alternative students without impacting learning objectives study demonstrates use virtual simulation valuable option teaching face face simulation challenging possible