Why the study?
Patient care transitions between healthcare providers are common in hospitals, prompting an audit of the Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation (SBAR)-based handoff communication tool.
Does training on the SBAR form improve the completeness of handoff communication among pediatric doctors?
Population
48 doctors (29 females and 19 males) handing off pediatric inpatients requiring close monitoring
Comparison
Post-training second audit cycle vs pre-training first audit cycle
Design
Prospective audit
Authors
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SBAR may aid pediatric handoff completeness in low-resource settings; leaves open need for controlled outcome trials.
Does training on the SBAR form improve the completeness of handoff communication among pediatric doctors?
Training on the SBAR form significantly improves the completeness of handoff communication among pediatric doctors.
Adam et al. (2022) studied this question.
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