The effect of offline computer-based digital education on doctors' cognitive skills versus no intervention is uncertain, and a cluster RCT showed no difference in patient outcomes versus no intervention¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · review r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The effect of OCDE on cognitive skill gain versus no intervention is uncertain (RM range 1.1-1.15; 4 trials, 495 participants; very low grade of evidence). → Wahabi HA 2019 q2 i? One cluster RCT involving 24 practices showed no difference between OCDE and no intervention on patients' outcomes, with low-grade evidence. → Wahabi HA 2019 (2)

Evidence¶

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

q2 · i? · review · r3

Systematic review synthesis of the OCDE versus no-intervention comparison for cognitive skills, reporting an "RM range 1.1-1.15" across 4 trials and 495 participants at very low grade; one trial favored OCDE (RM=1.25).

"From the same comparison, the effect of OCDE on cognitive skill gain is uncertain (RM range 1.1-1.15; 4 trials, 495 participants; very low grade of evidence)."

Wahabi HA 2019 (2)¶

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

q2 · i? · review · r3

Systematic review synthesis of patient outcomes in the OCDE versus no-intervention comparison: a single high-risk-of-bias cluster RCT in 24 pediatric practices showed similar effectiveness in treating children with ADHD in both groups.

"One cRCT, involving 24 practices, investigated patients' outcome in this comparison and showed no difference between the 2 groups with low-grade evidence."

Discussion¶

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