Standardized Patients' Perspectives on Workplace Satisfaction and Work-Related Relationships: A Multicenter Study.

Claudia Schlegel, Raphael Bonvin, Jan-Joost Rethans, Cees van der Vleuten

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    Abstract

    Introduction The use of standardized patients (SPs) in health care education has grown in the last 50 years. In addition, the requirements for SPs have increased steadily, and thus, the work of SPs has become more difficult and demanding. It has been claimed that SP programs are highly contextualized, having emerged from local, institutional, professional, and national conditions, but their effects on SPs have not been investigated. We have studied the effects of this job development on SPs and their programs. Methods The study was conducted using a qualitative research design, with semistructured individual in-depth interviews to understand the reactions, values, and perceptions that underlie and influence SP behavior. To cover SP perspectives from more than 1 SP program, a total of 15 SPs from 8 different nursing schools and medical schools in Switzerland were asked to participate. Results Standardized patients feel motivated, engaged, and willing to invest effort in their task and do not mind demands increasing as long as the social environment in SP programs is supportive. The role of the SP trainer and the use of feedback are considered very important. Conclusions Standardized patient programs require concepts in which the SP perspective has been integrated to better serve SPs' well-being. Standardized patients are valuable partners in the training of health professionals - we need to take care of them.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)278-285
    Number of pages8
    JournalSimulation in Healthcare
    Volume11
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2016

    Keywords

    • Standardized patients
    • Workplace relationship
    • Workplace satisfaction

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