Table 1:
Included studies
| Reference No. | Year | Country | Type of study/Study designs | Methodology/Study population/Sample size | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (8 ) | 2019 | Norway | An Integrative review | Integrative review of literature of both quantative and qualitative research | Role paying promote insight among students in patients and therapist role in mental health. |
| (26) | 2014 | India | Pre and post intervention study | Study was done on 24 final year medical students under three domains: Affective, Cognitive and Psychomotor. | Role-plays can be considered as effective teaching strategy for medical students |
| (27) | 2022 | Sweden | Review of different teaching methods | Included 75 reviews screened using web of science | Focused on tension between context and generalization of teaching methods. |
| (28) | 2010 | United Kingdom(UK) | Review of literatures | Review of literatures | Role play bridging the gap between teaching and Learning. |
| (29) | 2008 | Canada | A review of the literature | Analyzed 72 articles after screening with terms like role play, simulation and standardized patients | Simulated and standardized patients useful in the teaching under and post-graduate students. |
| (30) | 2018 | France | Pre and post study design | Data were analysed before and after role play/206 students participated | Role play in simulation based medical education (SBME) seems to be effective and promising as a teaching methodology. |
| (31) | 2019 | Tunisia | Repetitive cross sectional evaluation study | Assessed the impact of role play in genetic councelling | Concluded that the role play is effective strategy in genetic counseling for resident doctors. |
| (32) | 2014 | USA | Pre and post study design | Simulated medical students role play a patient | Role play of the students as a patients will help students to patients behavior and doctors reactions. |
| (33) | 2015 | Australia | Meta-analysis | The systematic review was focused on four healthy eating outcomes: Reduce food consumption, increase fruit , increase sugar and increase nutritional awareness | Role play could the one the teaching methodology to promote health promotion of non-communicable diseases as primordial prevention. |
| (34) | 2006 | Australia | Descriptive article | Discussed 12 tips for successful role play | Planned and structured role pay can be helpful in delivering the medical curriculum and 12 tips for the students can make it more effective and successful. |