TY - JOUR
T1 - Changing Resident Physician Studying Behaviors
T2 - A Randomized, Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Goal Setting Versus Use of WOOP
AU - Saddawi-Konefka, Daniel
AU - Baker, Keith
AU - Guarino, Anthony
AU - Burns, Sara M.
AU - Oettingen, Gabriele
AU - Gollwitzer, Peter M.
AU - Charnin, Jonathan E.
PY - 2017/8/1
Y1 - 2017/8/1
N2 - BACKGROUND : Following through on one's goals to study is essential for effective, self-regulated learning. This can be difficult for residents because of clinical demands and limited personal time. WOOP (Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, Plan) is a self-regulation strategy, also known as mental contrasting with implementation intentions. WOOP increases follow-through on goals in many domains, although it has not, to our knowledge, been evaluated in medical education.OBJECTIVE : We compared the effect of WOOP versus goal setting on time residents spent studying.METHODS : Through a prospective, randomized, comparative effectiveness study, during a 1-month, intensive care unit rotation, we clustered anesthesiology residents in single-blind fashion to WOOP versus goal setting. Both groups received organized study materials. The intervention group performed WOOP to study more; the comparison group set goals to study more. Residents tracked studying with daily diaries. The primary outcome was total time spent studying toward stated goals. Time spent studying "non-goal" medical material was a secondary outcome.RESULTS : Of 34 eligible residents, 100% participated. Sixteen residents were randomized to the WOOP group and 18 to the goal-setting group. The WOOP group spent significantly more time studying toward their goals compared with the goal-setting group (median = 4.3 hours versus 1.5 hours; P = .021; g = 0.66). There was no significant difference in time spent studying non-goal medical material between groups (median = 5.5 hours versus 5.0 hours, P = .99).CONCLUSIONS : WOOP increased the time residents spent studying toward their goals as compared with setting goals alone.
AB - BACKGROUND : Following through on one's goals to study is essential for effective, self-regulated learning. This can be difficult for residents because of clinical demands and limited personal time. WOOP (Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, Plan) is a self-regulation strategy, also known as mental contrasting with implementation intentions. WOOP increases follow-through on goals in many domains, although it has not, to our knowledge, been evaluated in medical education.OBJECTIVE : We compared the effect of WOOP versus goal setting on time residents spent studying.METHODS : Through a prospective, randomized, comparative effectiveness study, during a 1-month, intensive care unit rotation, we clustered anesthesiology residents in single-blind fashion to WOOP versus goal setting. Both groups received organized study materials. The intervention group performed WOOP to study more; the comparison group set goals to study more. Residents tracked studying with daily diaries. The primary outcome was total time spent studying toward stated goals. Time spent studying "non-goal" medical material was a secondary outcome.RESULTS : Of 34 eligible residents, 100% participated. Sixteen residents were randomized to the WOOP group and 18 to the goal-setting group. The WOOP group spent significantly more time studying toward their goals compared with the goal-setting group (median = 4.3 hours versus 1.5 hours; P = .021; g = 0.66). There was no significant difference in time spent studying non-goal medical material between groups (median = 5.5 hours versus 5.0 hours, P = .99).CONCLUSIONS : WOOP increased the time residents spent studying toward their goals as compared with setting goals alone.
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U2 - 10.4300/JGME-D-16-00703.1
DO - 10.4300/JGME-D-16-00703.1
M3 - Article
C2 - 28824757
AN - SCOPUS:85048525484
SN - 1949-8349
VL - 9
SP - 451
EP - 457
JO - Journal of graduate medical education
JF - Journal of graduate medical education
IS - 4
ER -