Control groups in DP-informed SBST studies also improved but reached performance plateaus earlier and at lower competency levels¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? In several included studies, control groups improved with repetition but plateaued sooner and at a lower level than DP-informed training groups. → Wickramasinghe D 2025

Evidence¶

Wickramasinghe D 2025¶

Wickramasinghe D, Vincent J. (2025). The use of deliberate practice in simulation-based surgical training for laparoscopic surgery – a systematic review. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07613-w

q2 · i? · review · r3

The review's synthesis of included studies reports that "Some control groups also demonstrated skill improvements, though typically reaching performance plateaus earlier and at lower competency levels". No effect size is printed.

"Some control groups also demonstrated skill improvements, though typically reaching performance plateaus earlier and at lower competency levels."

Discussion¶

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