Training simulated participants for role portrayal and feedback practices in communication skills training: a BEME scoping review

Doyle, Andrea; Sullivan, Clare; O'Toole, Michelle; Tjin, Anna; Simiceva, Anastasija; Collins, Naoise; Murphy, Paul; Anderson, Michael J; Mulhall, Claire; Condron, Claire; Nestel, Debra; MacAulay, Robert; McNaughton, Nancy; Coffey, Frank; Eppich, Walter

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Training simulated participants for role portrayal and feedback practices in communication skills training: a BEME scoping review

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posted on 2023-09-11, 14:45 authored by Andrea DoyleAndrea Doyle, Clare Sullivan, Michelle O'TooleMichelle O'Toole, Anna Tjin, Anastasija SimicevaAnastasija Simiceva, Naoise Collins, Paul Murphy, Michael J Anderson, Claire MulhallClaire Mulhall, Claire CondronClaire Condron, Debra Nestel, Robert MacAulay, Nancy McNaughton, Frank Coffey, Walter Eppich

Background: Providing feedback is a key aspect of simulated participants' (SPs) educational work. In teaching contexts, the ability to provide feedback to learners is central to their role. Suboptimal feedback practices may deny learners the valuable feedback they need to learn and improve. This scoping review systematically maps the evidence related to SPs' role as educators and identifies how SPs prepare for their role and feedback practices.

Methods: The authors conducted a scoping review and included a group of international stakeholders with experience and expertise in SP methodology. Five online databases were systematically searched and ERIC, MedEdPortal and MedEdPublish were hand searched to identify relevant studies. Inclusion/exclusion criteria were developed. Data screening and subsequently data charting were performed in pairs. The results of data charting were thematically analysed including categories relating to the Association of SP Educators (ASPE) Standards of Best Practice (SOBP).

Results: From 8179 articles identified for the title and abstract screening, 98 studies were included. Studies reported the benefit of SPs' authentic role portrayal and feedback interactions for learners and on the reported learning outcomes. Data was heterogeneous with a notable lack of consistency in the detail regarding the scenario formats for communication skills training interventions, SP characteristics, and approaches to training for feedback and role portrayal.

Conclusions: The published literature has considerable heterogeneity in reporting how SPs are prepared for role portrayal and feedback interactions. Additionally, our work has identified gaps in the implementation of the ASPE SOBP, which promotes effective SP-learner feedback interactions. Further research is required to identify effective applications of SP methodology to prepare SPs for their role as educators.

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“This is an Accepted Manuscript version of the following article, accepted for publication in Medical Teacher. Doyle AJ, et al. Training simulated participants for role portrayal and feedback practices in communication skills training: a BEME scoping review: BEME Guide No. 86. Med Teach. 2023:1-17. It is deposited under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.”

Published Citation

Doyle AJ, et al. Training simulated participants for role portrayal and feedback practices in communication skills training: a BEME scoping review: BEME Guide No. 86. Med Teach. 2023:1-17.