A Meta-Analysis of Task and Training Characteristics that Contribute to or Attenuate the Effectiveness of the After-Action Review (or ﻿Debrief)

Keiser, Nathanael L.; Arthur, Winfred

doi:10.1007/s10869-021-09784-x

Cited by 6 publications

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“…Provide adequate structure : structured debriefs are more effective than free form debriefs, although the appropriate structure is contingent on the context of the debrief 8…”

Section: A Few Universal Team Debriefing Guidelinesmentioning

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The debrief imperative: building teaming competencies and team effectiveness

Tannenbaum

Greilich

2022

BMJ Qual Saf

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“…Provide adequate structure : structured debriefs are more effective than free form debriefs, although the appropriate structure is contingent on the context of the debrief 8…”

Section: A Few Universal Team Debriefing Guidelinesmentioning

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The debrief imperative: building teaming competencies and team effectiveness

Tannenbaum

Greilich

2022

BMJ Qual Saf

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“…In the simulation literature, empiric studies of debriefing impact are limited 42–45 . Studies comparing the use and effectiveness of different approaches are currently lacking.…”

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Debriefing Methods for Simulation in Healthcare

Duff,

Morse,

Seelandt

et al. 2024

Sim Healthcare

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Debriefing is a critical component in most simulation experiences. With the growing number of debriefing concepts, approaches, and tools, we need to understand how to debrief most effectively because there is little empiric evidence to guide us in their use. This systematic review explores the current literature on debriefing in healthcare simulation education to understand the evidence behind practice and clarify gaps in the literature. The PICO question for this review was defined as “In healthcare providers [P], does the use of one debriefing or feedback intervention [I], compared to a different debriefing or feedback intervention [C], improve educational and clinical outcomes [O] in simulation-based education?” We included 70 studies in our final review and found that our current debriefing strategies, frameworks, and techniques are not based on robust empirical evidence. Based on this, we highlight future research needs.

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Houston We Have a Problem: How Debriefing Method Impacts Open Communication and the Depth of Team Reflexivity

Smith-Jentsch,

Sierra

2023

J Bus Psychol

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Team debriefings are structured interventions in which teams reflect on their past performance, adapt, and plan for future events. Results from meta-analyses indicate that team debriefings are effective in improving task performance (Keiser & Arthur, Journal of Applied Psychology, 106(7), 1007–1032, 2021, Journal of Business and Psychology, 37(5), 953–976, 2022; Tannenbaum & Cerasoli, Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 55(1), 231–245, 2013). Although far less often studied, there is also some evidence to suggest that team debriefings (compared to no debriefings) can be used to develop norms for open communication (Jarrett et al., Human Performance, 29(5), 408-427, 2016; Villado & Arthur, Journal of Applied Psychology, 98(3), 514-528, 2013). However, there is currently a dearth of quantitative evidence to guide practitioners in selecting from the myriad methods available to achieve this purpose. Grounded in theory and research on episodic models of team performance (Marks et al., Academy of Management Review, 26(3), 356-376, 2001) and the Motivated Information Processing in Groups model (MIP-G) (De Dreu et al., Personality and Social Psychology Review, 12(1), 22–49, 2008), we conducted a quasi-experiment which compared two debriefing methods. The first, a chronological debriefing, emphasizes outcome accountability and makes competitive interdependence salient, whereas the second method, Team Dimensional Training (TDT), emphasizes process accountability and makes cooperative interdependence salient. Data from 76 flight controllers at Johnson Space Center indicated that the communication climate in TDT debriefings was perceived to be more open than was the climate in chronological debriefings. Analyses of coded transcripts from 69 debriefings revealed that teams engaged in deeper reflexivity when the TDT method was used than they did when the chronological method was used.

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A Meta-Analysis of Task and Training Characteristics that Contribute to or Attenuate the Effectiveness of the After-Action Review (or Debrief)

Cited by 6 publications

References 132 publications

The debrief imperative: building teaming competencies and team effectiveness

The debrief imperative: building teaming competencies and team effectiveness

Debriefing Methods for Simulation in Healthcare

Houston We Have a Problem: How Debriefing Method Impacts Open Communication and the Depth of Team Reflexivity

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A Meta-Analysis of Task and Training Characteristics that Contribute to or Attenuate the Effectiveness of the After-Action Review (or ﻿Debrief)

Cited by 6 publications

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The debrief imperative: building teaming competencies and team effectiveness

The debrief imperative: building teaming competencies and team effectiveness

Debriefing Methods for Simulation in Healthcare

Houston We Have a Problem: How Debriefing Method Impacts Open Communication and the Depth of Team Reflexivity

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A Meta-Analysis of Task and Training Characteristics that Contribute to or Attenuate the Effectiveness of the After-Action Review (or Debrief)