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ArticleEuropean journal of investigation in health, psychology and education2026

Contributions of Clinical Simulation to Group Cohesion: A Quasi-Experimental Study.

José Manuel García-Álvarez, Alfonso García-Sánchez, José Luis Díaz-Agea

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Article in European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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José Manuel García-ÁlvarezHealth Sciences PhD Program, Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), Campus de los Jerónimos nº 135, Guadalupe, 30107 Murcia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5356-1758
Alfonso García-SánchezFaculty of Nursing, Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), Campus de los Jerónimos nº 135, Guadalupe, 30107 Murcia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0286-0576
José Luis Díaz-AgeaFaculty of Nursing, University of Murcia, Campus de Ciencias de la Salud, Edificio LAIB/DEPARTAMENTAL, El Palmar-Murcia, 30120 Murcia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0818-0224

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(1) Background: The complexity of today's healthcare system requires the formation of highly cohesive work teams that guarantee safe and high-quality care. Clinical simulation has become established as a pedagogical strategy capable of promoting the collaborative skills of teams of students and healthcare professionals. The objective of this study was to analyze the influence of learning through clinical simulation on group cohesion in nursing student teams. (2) Methods: A pre-post quasi-experimental study without a control group was conducted with final-year nursing students using the short Spanish version of the Group Environment Questionnaire, validated for nursing students. This questionnaire was administered twice, before and after participation in clinical simulation sessions. (3) Results: Clinical simulation significantly increased group cohesion in most items and in all dimensions with moderate to large effect sizes (r > 0.5). The Group Integration-Task (GI-T) dimension showed the greatest improvement after clinical simulation. Although causal relationships cannot be established, the results suggest an association between exposure to clinical simulation and increased group cohesion. (4) Conclusions: Clinical simulation was associated with significant improvements in both task-oriented and social dimensions of group cohesion among nursing students. These findings suggest that clinical simulation may enhance collaboration, communication, and commitment to shared goals within student teams. Future studies including control groups are needed to confirm these associations and further explore the impact of clinical simulation on team performance in both student and healthcare professional contexts.

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