Health professionals and students' experiences of reflective writing in learning: A qualitative meta-synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reflective writing provides an opportunity for health professionals and students to learn from their mistakes, successes, anxieties, and worries that otherwise would remain disjointed and worthless. This systematic review addresses the following question: "What are the experiences of health professionals and students in applying reflective writing during their education and training?"

Methods

We performed a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies. Our search comprised six electronic databases: MedLine, Embase, Cinahl, PsycINFO, Eric, and Scopus. Our initial search produced 1237 titles, excluding duplicates that we removed. After title and abstract screening, 17 articles met the inclusion criteria. We identified descriptive themes and the concep

SUBMITTER: Artioli G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8299581 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature