Systematic review evaluates simulation's effectiveness in enhancing non-technical skills among health sciences students, suggesting areas for improvement.
Key Points
This review aims to assess how simulation-based training influences the development of non-technical skills among health sciences students.
Conducted a systematic review following PRISMA 2020 guidelines, prospectively registered in PROSPERO.
Searched MEDLINE, Scopus, and Web of Science from inception to July 2025 for relevant studies.
Included twelve studies, mostly quasi-experimental with before-and-after designs, using self-reported measures.
Most studies demonstrated changes in attitudes (Kirkpatrick level 2a).
Three studies showed improved teamwork and communication behaviors (Kirkpatrick level 2b).
MERSQI scores indicated diverse methodological quality, with no studies measuring clinical practice transfer or patient-level outcomes.