Simulation-based training for continuing professional development within a primary care context: a systematic review

A qualitative study of the value of simulation-based training for nursing students in primary care

“…This alignment allowed participants to recognise the relevance of the content and directly apply their learning to clinical practice to achieve a greater level of active involvement during clinical placement. These findings support the notion that SBT is context-depending and previous training through hospital-based simulations does not provide a sufficient replacement for primary care-focused SBT [ 12 , 24 ]. Moreover, the provision of primary care-related SBT can also serve to expand the participants’ clinical experience within this context.…”

“…As such, the intervention appears to offer important educational benefits, supporting the effectiveness of SBT within primary care. Generally, there is a paucity of studies exploring the value of SBT for nursing students within this context, with the application of SBT to primary care representing a growing area of interest [ 12 , 19 ]. Currently available studies appear to align with the findings of this study, indicating that SBT is of similar value in primary care, as in secondary care [ 19 – 21 ].…”

“…Finally, all documents provided to participants during the scenario adopted the same format and level of detail as the documents encountered in practice. However, SBT within a primary care setting is a new area of development and there are limited examples of similar interventions within the literature [ 12 , 19 ]. Beyond the adjustments made by the educational team, valuable insights into the implementation of SBT in a primary care context were provided by participants.…”

“…This is particularly the case for primary care education, given the general underutilisation of SBT in this context, with simulation scenarios often taking place within a hospital setting [ 11 ]. Moreover, when adopted within primary care, SBT is typically employed to train communication skills using standardised patients, and hence, the current literature has not explored the breadth of clinical tasks performed in this context [ 12 ]. Further research is therefore required to understand the adaption and possible applications of SBT in a primary care setting.…”

Simulation training in primary care

“…Den brede erfaring med traeningsmetoden har medført et staerkt evidensgrundlag, der bekraefter et positivt laeringsudbytte [4,5]. Størstedelen af erfaringen stammer dog fra sekundaersektoren, hvorimod SBT kun i begraenset omfang er blevet anvendt i primaersektoren -og der primaert ved brug af standardiserede patienter til kommunikationstraening [6].…”