An Implementation Research of Simulation Based Mentorship Program
NCT ID: NCT06414629
Last Updated: 2024-05-16
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
326 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2020-11-01
2023-12-31
Brief Summary
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1. What is the reach of the Simulation Based Mentorship Program?
2. What is the effect of Simulation Based Based Mentorship Program on knowledge, clinical skills, and confidence of nurses working in Birthing Centers of four district of Nepal?
3. How was the program adopted by the Birthing Centers?
4. How was the program implemented?
5. What is the perception regarding the maintenance of the program?
The nurses working in the Birthing Centers were the study participants, and they received simulation-based monthly mentorship on following seven modules related to essential obstetric and newborn care every month:
1. Infection prevention
2. Antenatal care and counseling
3. Essential care of labor and birth
4. Helping babies breathe
5. Bleeding after birth
6. Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia management
7. Postnatal care and counseling
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Detailed Description
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The main aim of this mentorship program was to improve the quality of essential obstetric and newborn care provided by the nurses and Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) irrespective of their pre-service and in-service training exposure by identifying gaps, providing regular technical support on the site, building close relationships between mentors and mentees, and increasing communication, backed up by regular practice in simulation labs to help in skill retention. In this mentorship program, mentorship was provided to both the Skilled Birth Assistants (SBAs) and non-Skilled Birth Attendants in their workstations to capacitate them in promoting mother and newborn health outcomes.
Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (REAIM) Dimensions in the study were:
Reach
1. Number and percentage of Birthing centers intervened in the district
2. Number and percentage of nurses trained as district-level mentors
3. Number and percentage of nurses (and Auxiliary Nurse Midwives) receiving the intervention (simulation-based mentorship)
4. Perception regarding the representativeness of participants in the program
Effectiveness
1. Immediate change in knowledge, skills, and confidence (midline results)- compared with control group
2. Perceived reasons for program effectiveness
Adoption
1. Number and percentage of intervention sites completing all 6 monthly sessions
2. Number and percentage of mentees participating in all 6 monthly sessions
3. Number and percentage of mentees participating in weekly sessions
4. Reasons for participation/ non-participation
Implementation
1. Plan vs. actual implementation (duration between monthly sessions)
2. Perception regarding various components of the program (content, teaching and learning methods, mentors)
3. Challenges encountered during implementation, adaptations made/ mitigation measures adopted
Maintenance
1. Number and percentage of mentors and mentees remaining after 4 to 6 months of Simulation Based Mentorship Program (SBMP) implementation (end-line)
2. Retention of knowledge, skills, and confidence 4 to 6 months after completion of the intervention (end-line results) compared with the control group
3. Capital cost and recurrent cost required for continuation at government level
4. Application of learnings in a real setting (during and after the program implementation)
5. Willingness to implement the program in the health facilities of Simulation Based Mentorship Program (SBMP) implemented local levels after completion of the intervention
6. Continuation of mentoring/ learning in the simulation labs/ using manikins after completion of monthly sessions by mentors and mentees
7. Challenges and recommendations for continuation
Conditions
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
NONE
Study Groups
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Intervention Group/ Intervention Birthing Center
The nurses working in the Intervention Birthing Centers received the Simulation Based Mentorship Program.
Simulation Based Mentorship Program
In this program, local level mentors were developed to provide regular mentorship on low-dose high-frequency approach in contrast to one-time coaching in a long gap. This program combined the existing package of the continuum of care along with Helping Babies Survive (HBS) \& Helping Mothers Survive (HMS) guidelines, adopting a simulation-based onsite mentoring and coaching approach. The mentors provided monthly mentorship on following seven modules topics to the nurses of the intervention birthing centers:
1. Infection prevention
2. Antenatal care and counseling
3. Essential care of labor and birth
4. Helping babies breathe
5. Bleeding after birth
6. Essential care of labor and birth
7. Postnatal care and counseling
Every monthly session was followed by four weekly practice sessions. The nurses from intervention birthing centers were also called mentees.
Control Group/ Control Birthing Center
The nurses working in the Intervention Birthing Centers did not receive the Simulation Based Mentorship Program.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Simulation Based Mentorship Program
In this program, local level mentors were developed to provide regular mentorship on low-dose high-frequency approach in contrast to one-time coaching in a long gap. This program combined the existing package of the continuum of care along with Helping Babies Survive (HBS) \& Helping Mothers Survive (HMS) guidelines, adopting a simulation-based onsite mentoring and coaching approach. The mentors provided monthly mentorship on following seven modules topics to the nurses of the intervention birthing centers:
1. Infection prevention
2. Antenatal care and counseling
3. Essential care of labor and birth
4. Helping babies breathe
5. Bleeding after birth
6. Essential care of labor and birth
7. Postnatal care and counseling
Every monthly session was followed by four weekly practice sessions. The nurses from intervention birthing centers were also called mentees.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
49 Years
FEMALE
Yes
Sponsors
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One Heart Worldwide
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Surya Bhatta, MHCDS
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
One Heart Worldwide
Locations
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One Heart Worldwide
Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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OHW1
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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