Xu Zhangtao, Cai Jiabao, Li Jiale, Li Na, Li Bo
Empirical study on the construction of a cognitive model of factorization in eighth-grade students
Frontiers in psychology
electrocardiography interpretation core clinical skill doctors participating emergency medical services given majority ecgs initially performed hospital admission reviewed junior doctors need lifethreatening pathology diagnosed excluded understanding level competency interpretation factors associated needed crosssectional descriptive analytical study data collected using structured questionnaire comprised two sections first section contained questions related confidence previous ecg learning factors thought associated ecg interpretation competence second section ecg quiz 10 12lead ecgs varying complexity interpretation assessment descriptive inferential statistics utilized data analysis sixtytwo doctors foundation year 1 registrar level working acute medicine across three hospitals participated mean overall percentage score ecg quiz 45 association found junior doctor training grade overall score ecg assessment undergraduate postgraduate teaching strategies also impact competence 97 reported confident interpreting ecgs trend towards higher levels competency among felt undergone sufficient ecg teaching sought regular feedback clinicians study demonstrated low overall levels ecg interpretation competency among junior doctors large acute teaching nhs trust regardless grade factors associated competency remain unclear