Simulation training improves attitudes toward suicide risk assessment compared with active comparators immediately after training and compared with inactive comparators at 2–4 months¶

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r3 · q3 · i2 medium
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q3 i2 In RCT meta-analysis, simulation training showed a significant effect on attitudes versus an active comparator at immediate post-test to one-month follow-up (SMD = 0.49). → Richard Océane 2023 q3 i2 At 2 to 4-month follow-up, simulation showed a significant effect on attitudes versus an inactive comparator (SMD = 0.65), but not versus an active comparator. → 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

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Meta-analysis of 12 RCTs (n = 2,000) assessing attitudes in the review. The pooled effect versus active comparators was SMD = 0.49 (95% CI 0.21–0.77), a printed standardized mean difference; versus inactive comparators no significant difference was found at immediate post-test, but at 2–4 months versus inactive comparators SMD = 0.65 (95% CI 0.43–0.87).

"At immediate post-test to one-month follow-up, a significant large effect size was found comparing simulation training to an active comparator (five studies [42,43,51–53:] Standardized Mean Difference (SMD) = 0.49, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.21–0.77) with moderate heterogeneity (I [2] = 46%)."

Discussion¶

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