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. 2018 Jun 3;32:45. doi: 10.14196/mjiri.32.45

Table 6. Implementation quality of DOPS assessment method .

Author: year Country Participants Results and conclusion
Bindal N, et al., 2013(29) UK 90 trainees and 129 assessors in anesthetic training program About 33% of trainees and 43% of consultants were not receiving training about DOPS. DOPS assessments were not planned in many cases. Short time was spent on assessment. For most part of the assessment, feedback was achieved in 15 minutes.
Kang Y, et al., 2009(25) USA 62 students who rotated on medical clerkship About 77% of the observations were done while on call or during daily rounds. Furthermore, 73% of sessions were completed in 13 minutes or less. In 89% of sessions, students received verbal feedback at least for 5 minutes.
Morris A, et al., 2006(39) UK 27 pre-registration house officers Each individual DOPS was completed in less than 15 minutes. About 50% of trainees were aware of DOPS methods. Several participants provided positive comments about the feedbacks received from the clinical skills facilitators (CSFs). Results showed that DOPS assessment may be used as a successful tool in the assessment of preregistration house officers in hospital environment.