Educational section | Delivery method | Components |
Concept of frailty | Lecture | The concept of frailty Use of the Clinical Frailty Scale Prevalence of frailty in COPD Impact of frailty on COPD outcomes (mortality, exacerbation, hospitalisation, etc) |
Frame of reference training | Facilitated group discussion | Independent frailty ratings by participants of a clinical example Participants supported their ratings by citing specific patient factors |
Rater error training | Facilitated group discussion | Examples of common rating errors (leniency, halo, central tendency, primacy) were provided Four clinical vignettes with rating errors were then presented Participants were encouraged to identify and discuss the rating errors present in the four clinical vignettes |
Performance dimension training | Small and facilitated group discussion | Groups of 2–3 discussed and provided a rating for 1–2 clinical vignettes Each group was provided different vignettes A summary and rating were presented by a spokesperson of each group Group discussion to probe for supporting evidence and develop consensus was encouraged by the facilitator |
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.