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ArticleAdvances in simulation (London, England)2017

Simulation and mental health outcomes: a scoping review.

Brett Williams, Priya Reddy, Stuart Marshall, Bronwyn Beovich, Lesley McKarney

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Article in Advances in simulation (London, England), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Virtual patients in undergraduate psychiatry education: a systematic review and synthesis.Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Brett Williams1Department of Community Emergency Health & Paramedic Practice, Monash University, Peninsula Campus, PO Box 527, McMahons Road, Frankston, 3199 Victoria Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6307-1779
Priya Reddy1Department of Community Emergency Health & Paramedic Practice, Monash University, Peninsula Campus, PO Box 527, McMahons Road, Frankston, 3199 Victoria Australia.
Stuart Marshall2Monash University, HealthPEER, Claytoria, Victoria Australia.
Bronwyn Beovich1Department of Community Emergency Health & Paramedic Practice, Monash University, Peninsula Campus, PO Box 527, McMahons Road, Frankston, 3199 Victoria Australia.
Lesley McKarney3Latrobe University, Melbourne, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA scoping review was conducted in order to map and determine the gaps in literature on the impact of simulation as an educational approach to improve mental health care outcomes. As it became apparent that no literature existed on this topic, the study aimed to examine the educational impact of simulation on mental health education.

methodsAn established five-stage scoping methodology was used: (1) identification of the research question, (2) identification of relevant studies, (3) study selection, (4) charting the data and (5) collation, summarising and reporting of results. CINAHL, ProQuest, PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE and PsychINFO databases were searched. These databases were deemed to represent a majority of the literature while accommodating for the particular search strategy used for this review. Websites that provide grey literature were also searched for articles of relevance.

resultsA total of 48 articles were included in this review, with a considerable portion of studies conducted in the USA and UK. Others were conducted in an array of locations including Australia, Canada, Iran and Taiwan. Of the included articles, seven groups of simulation methods (including standardised patients, virtual reality and manikins as patients) were evident, with standardised patients being most prominent.

conclusionsLiterature is lacking to evidence the benefit of simulation on mental health patient outcomes. However, the available literature suggests a variety of simulation-based education, and training methods are currently being used within mental healthcare education. The findings do suggest some methods of simulation, such as the use of standardised patients, are more commonly used in education and have been deemed as effective to assist in mental health education. As no article specifically examining the mental health outcomes of patients treated by health professionals taught by simulation was identified, the educational outcomes outlined in this paper may be used to inform further research, incorporating mental health patient outcomes.

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