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Translation and Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Oxford Non-Technical Skills 2 System: Assessment of Surgical Teams' Non-Technical Skills in Orthopedic Surgery Wards



Kalantari R2 ; Farahani AZ3 ; Garosi E4 ; Badeli H5 ; Jamali J1
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Source: Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery Published:2019

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Background: Non-technical skills are interpersonal and cognitive skills involved in safe performance and preventing adverse events during surgery. it is necessary to dominate the non-technical skills to ensure patient safety. This study has aimed to assess the validity and reliability of Oxford Non-technical skills 2 system (Oxford NOTECHS 2) in Iran and to evaluate surgical teams' non-technical skills in orthopedic surgery wards. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Tehran, Iran during 2015. The level of evidence is III based on Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination. We followed the Beaton's guideline for Persian translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the checklist. In this study, 60 orthopedic surgical team members working in two selected public hospitals were selected by cluster random sampling method.Oxford NOTECHS 2 system which is consisted of four subscales including leadership and management, teamwork and collaboration, decision-making and problem-solving, and situational awareness was used to collect the data. Results: The overall mean score of non-technical skills was 69.52±6.64. The mean score for surgery, anesthesia, and nursing sub-teams were 24.98±3.71, 21.12±4.29, and 23.42±3.60, respectively. The teams' scores in total, leadership and management, teamwork and collaboration, problem solving and decision making, and situational awareness at the standard level were 74.70%, 76.95%, 73.75%, 66.87%, and 74.70% of maximum score, respectively. Conclusion: The validity and reliability of the Persian version of Oxford NOTECHS 2 scale in Iran was confirmed. The results of this study showed that surgical teams' non-technical skills were at a moderate level in orthopedic surgery wards. The minimum score of the surgical teams' non-technical skills belonged to anesthesia and maximum to surgery sub-team. Using the training programs and setup workshop is recommended to improve the surgical teams' nontechnical skills, especially surgery-nursing sub-team. COPYRIGHT 2019 © BY THE ARCHIVES OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY
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