Development and effectiveness of online teaching on practical skills among nursing students: A systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: Nurse education in practice 2024-07, Vol.78, p.103988, Article 103988
• Main Authors: Li, Afang, Zain, Norhasmah Mohd, Yusuf, Azlina, Deng, Haiyan, He, Qi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Bias; Classrooms; Control Groups; Core curriculum; Curriculum Design; Distance learning; Educational Policy; Educational Resources; Extraction; Intervention; Medical education; Meta-analysis; Nursing; Nursing education; Nursing skills; Nursing Students; Online instruction; Online learning; Outcomes of Education; Practical nursing; Qualitative research; Quality assessment; Quasi-experimental methods; Research methodology; Risk assessment; Self-efficacy; Students; Systematic review; Teaching; Teaching methods
• ISSN: 1471-5953; 1873-5223; 1873-5223
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2024.103988

The purpose of this meta-analysis was to assess the effects of online education for practical skills among nursing students. This research was done by searching PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and Web of Science electronic databases from inception to August 18, 2023, to identify English-language articles. Data extraction, quality assessment, and literature screening were carried out independently by two researchers. The Cochrane risk of bias tool and the Methodological Items for Nonrandomized Studies (MINORS) tool were used to assess the risk of bias of the included studies. Meta-analysis was carried out using Review Manager (RevMan) version 5.3 software. Eighteen studies involving 2274 nursing students met the inclusion criteria. Nursing students' skills (SMD = 0.43, 95 % CI [0.33, 0.54], P