Training technical or non-technical skills: an arbitrary distinction? A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Medical education often aims to improve either technical skills (TS) or 'non-technical skills' (NTS) and how these skills influence adverse events and patient safety. The two skill sets are often investigated independently, and little is known about how TS and NTS influence each other. In this scoping review, we therefore aim to investigate the association between TS and NTS.

Method

We conducted a scoping review of four databases in order to summarize, analyse, and collate findings from the included studies.

Results

In total, 203 of 2676 identified studies were included in the final analysis. The first study was published in 1991, but the majority of studies were published in the last decade. The majority were intervention studies including 41 randomized

SUBMITTER: Gamborg ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11654166 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature