Spatial abilities training in the field of technical skills in health care: A systematic review
Objective: To conduct a systematic review of the effect of interventions on spatial abilities in the field of technical skills in health care. Methods: A literature search was conducted up to November 14, 2017 in Scopus and in several databases on EBSCOhost platform. Citations were obtained, article...
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| author | Jean Langlois Christian Bellemare Josée Toulouse George A. Wells |
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| description | Objective: To conduct a systematic review of the effect of interventions on spatial abilities in the field of technical skills in health care. Methods: A literature search was conducted up to November 14, 2017 in Scopus and in several databases on EBSCOhost platform. Citations were obtained, articles related to retained citations were reviewed and a final list of included studies was identified. Methods in the field of technical skills relating an intervention to spatial abilities test scores between intervention groups or obtained before and after the intervention were identified as eligible. The quality of included studies was assessed and data were extracted in a systematic way. Results: A series of 5513 citations was obtained. Ninety-nine articles were retained and fully reviewed, yielding four included studies. No difference in the Hidden Figure Test score after one year was observed after residency training in General Surgery of at least nine months. A first-year dental curriculum was not found to elevate the Novel Object Cross-Sections Test score (P = 0.07). A two-semester learning period of abdominal sonography was found to increase the Revised Minnesota Paper Form Board Test score (P < 0.05). A hands-on radiology course using interactive three-dimensional image post-processing software consisting of seven two-hour long seminars on a weekly basis was found to amplify the Cube Perspective Test score (P < 0.001). Conclusion: Spatial abilities tests scores were enhanced by courses in abdominal sonography and hands-on radiology, but were not improved by residency training in General Surgery and first-year dental curriculum. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4c7e2682862d4771b625c464d75ff10d2022-12-22T03:39:52ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402020-03-0163e03280Spatial abilities training in the field of technical skills in health care: A systematic reviewJean Langlois0Christian Bellemare1Josée Toulouse2George A. Wells3Department of Emergency Medicine, CIUSSS de l’Estrie - Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada; Corresponding author.Department of Multidisciplinary Services, Clinical Quality Division, CIUSSS de l’Estrie – Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, CanadaLibrairies and Archives Services, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, CanadaSchool of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Cardiovascular Research Methods Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaObjective: To conduct a systematic review of the effect of interventions on spatial abilities in the field of technical skills in health care. Methods: A literature search was conducted up to November 14, 2017 in Scopus and in several databases on EBSCOhost platform. Citations were obtained, articles related to retained citations were reviewed and a final list of included studies was identified. Methods in the field of technical skills relating an intervention to spatial abilities test scores between intervention groups or obtained before and after the intervention were identified as eligible. The quality of included studies was assessed and data were extracted in a systematic way. Results: A series of 5513 citations was obtained. Ninety-nine articles were retained and fully reviewed, yielding four included studies. No difference in the Hidden Figure Test score after one year was observed after residency training in General Surgery of at least nine months. A first-year dental curriculum was not found to elevate the Novel Object Cross-Sections Test score (P = 0.07). A two-semester learning period of abdominal sonography was found to increase the Revised Minnesota Paper Form Board Test score (P < 0.05). A hands-on radiology course using interactive three-dimensional image post-processing software consisting of seven two-hour long seminars on a weekly basis was found to amplify the Cube Perspective Test score (P < 0.001). Conclusion: Spatial abilities tests scores were enhanced by courses in abdominal sonography and hands-on radiology, but were not improved by residency training in General Surgery and first-year dental curriculum.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020301250Health professionTechnical skillsSystematic reviewHealth care educationMedical educationSurgical education |
| spellingShingle | Jean Langlois Christian Bellemare Josée Toulouse George A. Wells Spatial abilities training in the field of technical skills in health care: A systematic review Heliyon Health profession Technical skills Systematic review Health care education Medical education Surgical education |
| title | Spatial abilities training in the field of technical skills in health care: A systematic review |
| title_full | Spatial abilities training in the field of technical skills in health care: A systematic review |
| title_fullStr | Spatial abilities training in the field of technical skills in health care: A systematic review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatial abilities training in the field of technical skills in health care: A systematic review |
| title_short | Spatial abilities training in the field of technical skills in health care: A systematic review |
| title_sort | spatial abilities training in the field of technical skills in health care a systematic review |
| topic | Health profession Technical skills Systematic review Health care education Medical education Surgical education |
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