Cruz-Naranjo J

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: medical students often feel ill prepared to perform basic medical procedures upon graduation. However, the field of medical simulation has emerged as a tool to bridge this confidence gap. Objective: to analyze how the perceived confidence of medical students changes following medical simulation training. Material and methods: a systematic literature search was conducted in two databases (Scopus and PubMed), considering articles published between 2019 to 2024. From an initial set of 110 filtered articles, nine articles with results from 665 participants were finally included. Results: all articles reported an improvement in perceived confidence after simulation training, with eight out of nine articles demonstrating a significant difference (p < 0.05). No differences were reported between students in preclinical and clinical training. Perceived confidence after stimulation training was shown to decrease over time. However, it remains significantly higher than the confidence perceived before simulation training. Conclusions: the findings support that medical simulation is effective in enhancing students' confidence to perform basic procedures, better preparing them for the challenges of clinical training and professional practice.

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