Nuevo concepto y herramienta para evaluar objetivamente el realismo en simulación clínica

Abstract

Introduction: fidelity has been used, historically, to classify the type of simulation being performed, but it relies on a subjective and fuzzy concept. Objectives: this article proposes a categorized and subcategorized system to evaluate realism qualitatively and quantitatively through a more precise classification and a tool that evaluates the scenic realism indexes achieved in clinical simulation. It also aims to make known the elements of new science that support the new concept and to promote culture and consensus of what is measured, specifying how and by whom it should be evaluated for a better didactic design and analysis of the effects -favorable or not-of the realism achieved. Material and methods: a three-year mixed study (Delphi method and validation by means of Cronbach’s Alpha, Guttman’s Lambda 6 and correlations) and factor analysis was carried out to develop a