Digital problem-based learning in health professions: Systematic review and meta-analysis by the digital health education collaboration

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2019, Pages

  Car, Lorainne Tudor ^a,b   Myint Kyaw, Bhone ^a   Dunleavy, Gerard ^a   Smart, Neil A ^c   Semwal, Monika ^a   Rotgans, Jerome I ^a   Low Beer, Naomi ^a   Campbell, James ^d  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Medical education; Problem based learning; Randomized controlled trials; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; META ANALYSIS; OCCUPATION; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATISFACTION; SKILL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIRTUAL REALITY; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; LEARNING; PROCEDURES;

HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LEARNING;

EID: 85062421015     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/12945     Document Type: Review

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