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Construct validity of a low‐cost medium‐fidelity endoscopic sinus surgery simulation model
Author(s) -
Yoshiyasu Yuki,
Chang Daniel R.,
Bunegin Leon,
Lin Ryan P.,
Aden James K.,
Prihoda Thomas J.,
Weitzel Erik K.,
McMains Kevin C.,
Malekzadeh Sonya,
Bowe Sarah N.,
Chen Philip G.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.27748
Subject(s) - otorhinolaryngology , checklist , construct validity , construct (python library) , fidelity , medicine , endoscopic sinus surgery , functional endoscopic sinus surgery , head and neck surgery , medical physics , task (project management) , trainer , computer science , surgery , sinusitis , psychology , engineering , patient satisfaction , telecommunications , systems engineering , cognitive psychology , programming language
Objective Assess construct validity of a low‐cost medium‐fidelity silicone injection molded model task trainer for endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) training. Methods Fellowship‐trained rhinologists, otolaryngology attendings, and otolaryngology residents at various levels of training performed sinus endoscopy and seven procedures on the model. Construct validity was evaluated by comparing novice to various levels of experienced performance using a validated checklist. Results Thirty‐two subjects participated in this study. Otolaryngology attendings and postgraduate year (PGY) 3 to 5 otolaryngology residents significantly outperformed PGY 1 to 2 otolaryngology residents on most tasks in the task‐specific checklist. Conclusions This study demonstrated the construct validity of the low‐cost medium‐fidelity ESS model. Level of Evidence NA Laryngoscope , 129:1505–1509, 2019