Steele A, Mallipeddi P, Welgoss J, Soled S, Kohli N, Karram M
Divisions of Urogynecology/Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Good Samaritan Hospital and Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1998 Dec;179(6 Pt 1):1458-63; discussion 1463-4. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9378(98)70010-9.
The objective of this study was to determine the ease with which the new Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantitation system could be learned by residents and medical students.
Standardized multiple-choice tests were administered to 51 obstetric and gynecology residents and medical students from 4 community-based and university-based programs. Parallel pretests and posttests were administered in conjunction with a 17-minute video demonstration of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantitation system and with the addition of a visual memory aid. The posttest was repeated 3 months after the video presentation.
The use of a 17-minute video significantly enhanced participants' ability to interpret examination findings when expressed in the terminology of the system (mean improvement in scores 33%, P <.0001). Posttest scores were similar regardless of the type of program or exposure to urogynecology faculty. These scores were maintained at the 3-month retesting.
The Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantitation system can be effectively taught by means of a public-domain video presentation.
