Xiao Jingyuan, Fu Xinjian
Guangzhou Xinhua University, Guangzhou, China.
Front Med (Lausanne). 2025 Jun 18;12:1601116. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1601116. eCollection 2025.
This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of using Standardized patients (SPs) and Role-playing (RP) in medical education. It is crucial to understand the differences in the effects of SPs and RP. However, the existing measurement results are varied, and the findings lack robustness.
We collected the results of various experiments and conducted a meta-analysis. In total, 10 articles and 27 effect sizes were included in the analysis, involving 721 students.
The meta-analysis results showed that compared to the RP method, using SPs significantly improved students' self-confidence (effect size = 0.415). However, in other aspects, the two methods showed similar outcomes. We observed that the effectiveness of SPs teaching methods increased over time.
SPs effectively enhance students' self-confidence by simulating diverse roles, situations, and real-world work scenarios. This study provides a comprehensive comparative perspective on RP and SPs.
本研究旨在比较标准化病人(SPs)和角色扮演(RP)在医学教育中的有效性。了解标准化病人和角色扮演效果的差异至关重要。然而,现有的测量结果各不相同,且研究结果缺乏稳健性。
我们收集了各种实验结果并进行了荟萃分析。分析共纳入10篇文章和27个效应量,涉及721名学生。
荟萃分析结果表明,与角色扮演方法相比,使用标准化病人显著提高了学生的自信心(效应量=0.415)。然而,在其他方面,两种方法显示出相似的结果。我们观察到标准化病人教学方法的有效性随时间增加。
标准化病人通过模拟不同的角色、情境和实际工作场景有效地增强了学生的自信心。本研究提供了关于角色扮演和标准化病人的全面比较视角。