SynthesisHealth information and libraries journal2025
Effectiveness of educational interventions for improving healthcare professionals' information literacy: A systematic review.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effectiveness of educational interventions for improving healthcare professionals' information literacy: A systematic review.Health information and libraries journal · 2025Pooled it
- Health literacy competencies among future healthcare providers: a cross-sectional study of preclinical medical students using TSOY-32.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Educational interventions for improving health-related literature searching skills of health professionals and students.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Article
- Developing an information literacy competency evaluation framework for Chinese higher vocational students in smart older adult care: a Delphi-AHP study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Does Education Design Matter? Evaluating an Evidence-Based Continuing Education Intervention on Genomic Testing for Primary Care; a Pre-Test Post-Test Study.Journal of CME · 2025Article
- Estimating Clinical Manifestations in Cell Biology Teaching is a Suitable Active Element for Teaching Beginning Medical Students.Journal of medical education and curricular developmentArticle
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Abstract
backgroundIt is unclear which educational interventions effectively improve healthcare professionals' information literacy.
objectivesWe aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of educational interventions for improving the formulation of answerable clinical questions and the search skills of healthcare professionals.
methodsWe followed the Cochrane methodology and reported according to the PRISMA statement. The following databases from inception to November 2022: MEDLINE, Cochrane CENTRAL, EMBASE, Web of Science, CINAHL, and Google Scholar search engine, were searched. Randomised controlled trials and crossover trials on any educational interventions were included. Studies on search tools that are obsolete were excluded.
resultsTen studies that mainly compared the effectiveness of lectures and bedside education to lectures or no intervention for searching of PubMed and/or MEDLINE, were included. There was evidence for improved attitude towards the intervention favouring lecture with self-directed learning over lecture, bedside education, and computer-assisted self-directed learning (RR: 1.14; 95% CI 1.06-1.23; N = 2 studies; 1064 participants; I
conclusionFuture research should include a wider set of outcomes, be reported better and explore the use of digital technology for delivery of educational interventions. Further research should entail well-designed trials with relevant outcomes evaluating novel digital-based educational interventions.
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