Table 1.
Descriptive study data
| Proportions | % (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | ||
| Basic science | 45/184 | 24, 18-31 |
| Clinical medicine | 125/184 | 68, 61-75 |
| CME | 6/184 | 3, 1-7 |
| Other | 8/184 | 4, 2-8 |
| Main outcomes studies assessed | ||
| (Some studies assessed multiple outcomes) | ||
| Access | 38/184 | 21, 15-27 |
| Attitude | 47/184 | 26, 19-32 |
| Clinical skills | 57/184 | 31, 24-38 |
| Knowledge | 90/184 | 49, 41-56 |
| Satisfaction | 82/184 | 45, 37-52 |
| Subjects | ||
| Attendings | 21/184 | 11, 7 -17 |
| Medical students | 111/184 | 60, 53-67 |
| Nursing | 6/184 | 3, 1-7 |
| Residents | 39/184 | 21, 15-28 |
| Combination of subjects | 7/184 | 4, 2-8 |
| Descriptive study data | ||
| Resident specialty | ||
| Emergency medicine | 3/39 | 8, 2-21 |
| Internal medicine | 5/39 | 13, 4-27 |
| General surgery | 10/39 | 26,13-42 |
| Pediatrics | 6/39 | 15, 6-31 |
| Radiology | 5/39 | 13, 4-27 |
| Other | 3/39 | 8, 2-21 |
| Combination of residents | 7/39 | 18, 8-34 |
| Technology used | ||
| (Some studies used multiple technologies) | 59/184 | 32, 25-39 |
| 26/184 | 14, 9-20 | |
| CD-ROM/computer based | 16/184 | 9, 5-14 |
| Simulation | 94/184 | 51, 44-59 |
| Virtual reality | ||
| Web based | ||
| Country of origin | ||
| Canada | 12/184 | 6, 3-11 |
| Germany | 18/184 | 10, 6-15 |
| Great Britain | 14/184 | 8, 4-12 |
| United States | 105/184 | 57, 50-64 |
| Others | 35/184 | 16, 11-22 |