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ArticleJMIR research protocols2022

Natural Language Processing to Identify Digital Learning Tools in Postgraduate Family Medicine: Protocol for a Scoping Review.

Hui Yan, Arya Rahgozar, Claire Sethuram, Sathya Karunananthan, Douglas Archibald, Lindsay Bradley, Ramtin Hakimjavadi, Mary Helmer-Smith, Kheira Jolin-Dahel, Tess McCutcheon and 4 more

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Article in JMIR research protocols, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Hui YanDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6701-9326
Arya RahgozarDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2127-2449
Claire SethuramBruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4964-0183
Sathya KarunananthanBruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4247-4752
Douglas ArchibaldDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6751-9788
Lindsay BradleyDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0355-213X
Ramtin HakimjavadiDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7269-2857
Mary Helmer-SmithSchool of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7745-7012
Kheira Jolin-DahelDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1207-8609
Tess McCutcheonBruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0291-3597
Jeffrey PuncherDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5247-3844
Parisa RezaiefarDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3822-9033
Lina ShoppoffDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5888-9485
Clare LiddyDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0699-5494

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the growing need for digital learning tools in postgraduate family medicine training. Family medicine departments must understand and recognize the use and effectiveness of digital tools in order to integrate them into curricula and develop effective learning tools that fill gaps and meet the learning needs of trainees.

objectiveThis scoping review will aim to explore and organize the breadth of knowledge regarding digital learning tools in family medicine training.

methodsThis scoping review follows the 6 stages of the methodological framework outlined first by Arksey and O'Malley, then refined by Levac et al, including a search of published academic literature in 6 databases (MEDLINE, ERIC, Education Source, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science) and gray literature. Following title and abstract and full text screening, characteristics and main findings of the included studies and resources will be tabulated and summarized. Thematic analysis and natural language processing (NLP) will be conducted in parallel using a 9-step approach to identify common themes and synthesize the literature. Additionally, NLP will be employed for bibliometric and scientometric analysis of the identified literature.

resultsThe search strategy has been developed and launched. As of October 2021, we have completed stages 1, 2, and 3 of the scoping review. We identified 132 studies for inclusion through the academic literature search and 127 relevant studies in the gray literature search. Further refinement of the eligibility criteria and data extraction has been ongoing since September 2021.

conclusionsIn this scoping review, we will identify and consolidate information and evidence related to the use and effectiveness of existing digital learning tools in postgraduate family medicine training. Our findings will improve the understanding of the current landscape of digital learning tools, which will be of great value to educators and trainees interested in using existing tools, innovators looking to design digital learning tools that meet current needs, and researchers involved in the study of digital tools.

trial registrationOSF Registries osf.io/wju4k; https://osf.io/wju4k INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/34575.

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bibliometricdigital learningdigital learning toolse-learningfamily medicinemedical curriculamedical curriculummedical educationmedical schoolnatural language processingprimary carescientometricscoping review

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PMCPMC9112078

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