Meta-analysis of RCTs finds no significant effect of simulation training on factual knowledge about suicide¶

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r3 · q3
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q3 i? At immediate post-test to one-month follow-up, no significant difference in knowledge was found versus active or inactive comparators in RCT meta-analysis. → Richard Océane 2023

Evidence¶

Richard Océane 2023¶

Richard Océane, Jollant Fabrice, Billon Grégoire, Attoe Chris, Vodovar Dominique, Piot Marie-Aude. (2023). Simulation training in suicide risk assessment and intervention: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Medical Education Online. https://doi.org/10.1080/10872981.2023.2199469

q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r3

Meta-analysis of 7 RCTs (n = 1,646) assessing knowledge. Neither comparison was significant: "SMD =-0.10, 95% CI −0.39-0.19" versus active and "SMD = 1.14, 95% CI −0.48-2.75" versus inactive comparators; equivalence was not tested.

"At immediate post-test to one-month follow-up, no significant difference was found when simulation was compared to an active comparator (two studies [42,43] SMD =-0.10, 95% CI −0.39-0.19) or to an inactive comparator (two studies [44,45]; SMD = 1.14, 95% CI −0.48-2.75)."

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