A systematic review of 168 papers yielded 1669 communication skills learning outcomes, refined to a final set of 205¶

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q3 i? Systematic searching of five databases identified 168 eligible papers from which 1669 individual learning outcomes were extracted, and qualitative synthesis condensed these to 205 refined outcomes. → Denniston C 2017

Evidence¶

Denniston C 2017¶

Denniston C, Molloy E, Nestel D, Woodward-Kron R, Keating JL. (2017). Learning outcomes for communication skills across the health professions: a systematic literature review and qualitative synthesis. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014570

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Systematic review and qualitative synthesis searching MEDLINE, PsycINFO, ERIC, CINAHL plus and Scopus to August 2016. The review reports that "168 papers met the eligibility criteria" and 1669 outcomes were extracted, refined to a final set of 205 presented in 4 domains.

"168 papers met the eligibility criteria; 1669 individual learning outcomes were extracted and refined using qualitative synthesis. A final refined set of 205 learning outcomes were constructed and are presented in 4 domains"

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