Exploring Communication Tools in Clinical Settings: Addressing the Need for a Universal Approach to Clinical Handover.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Effective communication in clinical handovers is critical for promoting patient safety and care quality. Healthcare professionals lack interprofessional training on clinical handovers.

Aims

To identify educational strategies used to enhance clinical handover competence in clinical settings, map outcomes used to evaluate training effectiveness, and explore methods suitable for interprofessional education.

Design

A scoping review guided by the PRISMA-ScR checklist.

Methods

A systematic search of seven electronic databases was conducted.

Results

Seventeen studies were included in this review, which yielded the following major themes: (1) education strategies were evidence-based program structured with communication frameworks; (2) diverse outcome

SUBMITTER: Chan AML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12808928 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature