Evidence map›Paper›PMID 24369433›Full record

Trial reportInternational journal of epidemiology2014

Using standardized patients to evaluate hospital-based intervention outcomes.

Li Li, Chunqing Lin, Jihui Guan

Abstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in International journal of epidemiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Li LiSemel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Center for Community Health, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA and Fujian Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Fuzhou, China lililili@ucla.edu.
Chunqing LinSemel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Center for Community Health, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA and Fujian Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Fuzhou, China.
Jihui GuanSemel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Center for Community Health, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA and Fujian Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Fuzhou, China.

Funding

UCLA Rapid, Relevant, Rigorous Implementation Science HubP30MH058107 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI RAPHAEL J LANDOVITZ · 1997 to 2026
$53.5M
POL and Access Intervention to Reduce HIV Stigma among Service Providers in ChinaR01MH081778 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI LI, LI · 2007 to 2012
$2.2M
NIMH NIH HHS P30 MH058107NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH081778NIMH NIH HHS R01-MH081778
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe standardized patient approach has proved to be an effective training tool for medical educators. This article explains the process of employing standardized patients in an HIV stigma reduction intervention in healthcare settings in China.

methodsThe study was conducted in 40 hospitals in two provinces of China. One year after the stigma reduction intervention, standardized patients made unannounced visits to participating hospitals, randomly approached service providers on duty and presented symptoms related to HIV and disclosed HIV-positive test results. After each visit, the standardized patients evaluated their providers' attitudes and behaviours using a structured checklist. Standardized patients also took open-ended observation notes about their experience and the evaluation process.

resultsSeven standardized patients conducted a total of 217 assessments (108 from 20 hospitals in the intervention condition; 109 from 20 hospitals in the control condition). Based on a comparative analysis, the intervention hospitals received a better rating than the control hospitals in terms of general impression and universal precaution compliance as well as a lower score on stigmatizing attitudes and behaviours toward the standardized patients.

conclusionStandardized patients are a useful supplement to traditional self-report assessments, particularly for measuring intervention outcomes that are sensitive or prone to social desirability.

Indexed as

Attitude of Health PersonnelHospital AdministrationPatient SimulationSocial StigmaChinaFearHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHospital DepartmentsHumansInservice TrainingQuality of Health CareChinaHIV/AIDSintervention outcomeStandardized patientsstigma

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PMID24369433
PMCPMC4052130

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