Digital learning resources increase prescribing-related knowledge test scores compared with preintervention testing or no education¶

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2019 · checked against its sources 2026-11-01 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? All 19 reviewed articles measuring knowledge acquisition reported that the digital learning intervention increased test scores relative to preintervention testing or no education. → Bakkum 2019

Evidence¶

Bakkum 2019¶

Bakkum, M.J., Tichelaar, J., Wellink, A., Richir, M.C. & van Agtmael, M.A. (2019). Digital Learning to Improve Safe and Effective Prescribing: A Systematic Review. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpt.1549

q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

Systematic review synthesis of 19 articles using knowledge acquisition as outcome; all reported increased test scores versus preintervention testing or no education. The review notes "All 19 articles that used knowledge acquisition as outcome reported the intervention to increase test scores."

"All 19 articles that used knowledge acquisition as outcome reported the intervention to increase test scores as compared with preintervention testing or no education."

Discussion¶

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