Effects of technology-based educational tools on nursing learning outcomes in intensive care units: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Medical Education

Research

Alireza Amanollahi¹  Babak Manafi²  Nafiseh Rezaei³  Leila Shahmoradi⁴  Sorayya Rezayi⁴  Meysam Rahmani Katigari⁵  Mitra Zolfaghari⁶ 

[1] Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Trauma and Injury Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Department of Heart Surgery, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran;Department of Medical Library & Information Science, School of Paramedicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran;Medical Library and Information Science, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Health Information Management and Medical Informatics Department, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Health Information Technology Department, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran;Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;

关键词: Technology;    Nursing education;    Intensive care;    Critical care;    Electronic learning;    Systematic review;    Meta-analysis;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12909-022-03810-z

 received in 2022-06-15, accepted in 2022-10-17,  发布年份 2022

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundNurses working in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), due to the sensitivity and difficulty of tasks, need continuous and scientific training to be able to offer the best performance in difficult situations and use their knowledge in the best way. Also, nursing students spend internships in ICUs and receive special training in practice in the actual center. Educational tools based on new technologies can potentially improve the educational outcomes of nursing in ICUs.Objectives The present study aims to review and evaluate the effect of using technology-based educational tools for training critical care nurses and nursing students.Methods A comprehensive search was conducted to identify peer-reviewed English language articles in Embase, Medline (through PubMed), Scopus, and ISI web of science published from 2010 to Feb 18, 2022. The studies that examined the effectiveness of technology-based educational interventions with control groups were included. The risk of bias in each study was assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration’s tool. Also, we used Standard Mean Difference (SMD) to estimate the effect of technology-based educational tools on learning outcomes. All meta-analyses were performed with a random effects model in Stata Ver.16.Results Altogether, ten studies were eligible for the quality assessment and systematic review, while one study that had not reported the pre-intervention analysis was excluded from the meta-analysis. Nine studies were considered to have a low RoB regarding reporting ways, and one of them showed a high risk. Performance and selection bias caused a high risk in six and five of the studies, respectively. In the meta-analysis, improvement in knowledge (SMD = 0.91), skills (SMD = 0.52), and self-confidence (SMD = 0.96) was noticed by applying technology-based educational tools.ConclusionIt can be offered that if the learning method based on the new technologies tested is more effective than conventional teaching methods, they are likely to improve the learning outcome significantly. The new-developed tools also have great potential in improving health care functions among nurses or nursing students as well as enhancing the quality of life and patient satisfaction.

【 授权许可】

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