The effect of offline computer-based digital education on medical doctors' knowledge gain compared with face-to-face learning is uncertain (very low grade evidence)¶
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q2 i? Compared with face-to-face learning, the effect of OCDE on doctors' knowledge gain is uncertain, with ratio of the means ranging 0.95-1.17 across 8 studies and 495 participants at very low grade of evidence. → Wahabi HA 2019
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Wahabi HA 2019¶
Wahabi HA, Esmaeil SA, Bahkali KH, Titi MA, Amer YS, Fayed AA, Jamal A, Zakaria N, Siddiqui AR, Semwal M, Car LT, Posadzki P, Car J. (2019). Medical Doctors' Offline Computer-Assisted Digital Education: Systematic Review by the Digital Health Education Collaboration. Journal of Medical Internet Research. https://doi.org/10.2196/12998
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Systematic review narrative synthesis of trials comparing OCDE with face-to-face learning on knowledge gain. The review reports an "RM range 0.95-1.17" across 8 studies and 495 participants, graded very low because of high risk of bias, heterogeneity, and indirectness.
"Compared with face-to-face learning, the effect of OCDE on knowledge gain is uncertain (ratio of the means [RM] range 0.95-1.17; 8 studies, 495 participants; very low grade of evidence)."
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