Siyu Sun, Xiaopeng Wu, Tianshu Xu
A Theoretical Framework for a Mathematical Cognitive Model for Adaptive Learning Systems
Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
emergency medical technicians emts play pivotal role management treatment chain emergency patients health outcomes knowing clinical reasoning pattern prehospital procedures particular importance help develop correct clinical decisionmaking process group therefore study aimed clarify clinical reasoning emts evaluate compliance illness script theory descriptiveanalytical study conducted 2021 hormozgan university medical sciences hums involving emts two groups experts novices collect analyze participants mental scriptbased information think aloud method used content analysis extracted protocols two main steps considered 1 preparing suitable map compare protocol base pattern 2 quantifying relationship protocol base pattern statistical package social sciences spss21 software shapirowilk test independent ttest used analyzing quantitative data exploring concordance clinical reasoning emts base pattern results showed components enabling condition management consistent illness script strategy pathophysiology diagnosis components conform base pattern regarding signs symptoms significantly different classic pattern illness script new component called contextual insight suggested pattern generally comparing clinical script content experts novices two components pathophysiology diagnosis show significant difference p 005 two groups results evaluating clinical reasoning understudy groups showed components pattern practiced medical groups relation components case due different nature prehospital conditions also need add new components base model considered distinguishing expert novice emts