TY - JOUR
T1 - Multisource feedback to assess surgical practice
T2 - A systematic review
AU - Al Khalifa, Khalid
AU - Al Ansari, Ahmed
AU - Violato, Claudio
AU - Donnon, Tyrone
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Background: The assessment, maintenance of competence, and recertification for surgeons have recently received increased attention from many health organizations. Assessment of physicians' competencies with multisource feedback (MSF) has become widespread in recent years. The aim of the present study was to investigate further the use of MSF for assessing surgical practice by conducting a systematic review of the published research. Methods: A systematic literature review was conducted to identify the use of MSF in surgical settings. The search was conducted using the electronic databases EMBASE, PsycINFO, MEDLINE, PubMed, and CINAHL for articles in English up to August 2012. Studies were included if they reported information about at least 1 out of feasibility, reliability, generalizability, and validity of the MSF. Results: A total of 780 articles were identified with the initial search and 772 articles were excluded based on the exclusion criteria. Eight studies met the inclusion criteria for this systematic review. Reliability (Cronbach α≥0.90) was reported in 4 studies and generalizability (Ep2≥0.70) was reported in 4 studies. Evidence for content, criterion-related, and construct validity was reported in all 8 studies. Conclusion: MSF is a feasible, reliable, and valid method to assess surgical practice, particularly for nontechnical competencies such as communication skills, interpersonal skills, collegiality, humanism, and professionalism. Meanwhile, procedural competence needs to be assessed by different assessment methods. Further implementation for the use of MSF is desirable.
AB - Background: The assessment, maintenance of competence, and recertification for surgeons have recently received increased attention from many health organizations. Assessment of physicians' competencies with multisource feedback (MSF) has become widespread in recent years. The aim of the present study was to investigate further the use of MSF for assessing surgical practice by conducting a systematic review of the published research. Methods: A systematic literature review was conducted to identify the use of MSF in surgical settings. The search was conducted using the electronic databases EMBASE, PsycINFO, MEDLINE, PubMed, and CINAHL for articles in English up to August 2012. Studies were included if they reported information about at least 1 out of feasibility, reliability, generalizability, and validity of the MSF. Results: A total of 780 articles were identified with the initial search and 772 articles were excluded based on the exclusion criteria. Eight studies met the inclusion criteria for this systematic review. Reliability (Cronbach α≥0.90) was reported in 4 studies and generalizability (Ep2≥0.70) was reported in 4 studies. Evidence for content, criterion-related, and construct validity was reported in all 8 studies. Conclusion: MSF is a feasible, reliable, and valid method to assess surgical practice, particularly for nontechnical competencies such as communication skills, interpersonal skills, collegiality, humanism, and professionalism. Meanwhile, procedural competence needs to be assessed by different assessment methods. Further implementation for the use of MSF is desirable.
KW - assessment
KW - competence
KW - multisource feedback
KW - professionalism
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jsurg.2013.02.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jsurg.2013.02.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 23725935
AN - SCOPUS:84878402987
SN - 1931-7204
VL - 70
SP - 475
EP - 486
JO - Journal of surgical education
JF - Journal of surgical education
IS - 4
ER -