Lim Raymond Boon Tar, Voo Kelly, Tan Claire Gek Ling, Zheng Huili
National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore.
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore.
Eval Health Prof. 2024 Aug 29:1632787241277826. doi: 10.1177/01632787241277826.
Effective feedback is crucial for educating health professions students. This systematic review investigates the impact of extrinsic feedback on health professions students, encompassing medical, dental, and nursing fields. Through meticulous gathering and analysis of 37 studies, this review highlights verbal and visual feedback as predominant forms, often delivered immediately by instructors and supplemented by peer or simulated input. Notably, technology is increasingly utilised to enhance the provision of feedback. The impacts of feedback span various domains, including surgical skills and patient communication, revealing notable improvements in procedural skills such as suturing and knot-tying, as well as general patient communication proficiency. Meta-analyses underscore significant enhancements in communication skills and provide nuanced insights into chest compression techniques. Overall, the findings provide initial evidence that extrinsic feedback enhances surgical procedural skills and general patient communication proficiency among health professions students. The evolving role of technology in feedback provision is promising. Future studies should assess extrinsic feedback across different health professions to better understand its impacts and alignment with specific educational needs and accreditation standards, thereby enhancing learning outcomes.
有效的反馈对于培养卫生专业学生至关重要。本系统综述调查了外部反馈对卫生专业学生的影响，涵盖医学、牙科和护理领域。通过精心收集和分析37项研究，本综述强调言语和视觉反馈是主要形式，通常由教师立即提供，并辅以同伴或模拟输入。值得注意的是，技术越来越多地被用于加强反馈的提供。反馈的影响涵盖多个领域，包括手术技能和患者沟通，显示出诸如缝合和打结等操作技能以及一般患者沟通能力有显著提高。荟萃分析强调沟通技能有显著提升，并对胸外按压技术提供了细致入微的见解。总体而言，研究结果提供了初步证据，表明外部反馈可提高卫生专业学生的手术操作技能和一般患者沟通能力。技术在反馈提供方面不断演变的作用很有前景。未来的研究应评估不同卫生专业的外部反馈，以更好地了解其影响以及与特定教育需求和认证标准的契合度，从而提高学习成果。
