Exploration and evaluation of reporting quality of randomised controlled trials on blended learning in medical education

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作者
Zhang, Xiaoli [1 ]
Zhang, Guanran [1 ]
Chen, Yanru [2 ]
Wang, Fuwu [1 ]
Guo, Yuji [1 ]
Li, Xiaorui [1 ]
Zhang, Jianming [1 ]
机构
[1] Shandong Univ, Sch Basic Med Sci, Dept Histol & Embryol, Key Lab Expt Teratol,Minist Educ, Jinan, Shandong, Peoples R China
[2] Capital Med Univ, Beijing Friendship Hosp, Natl Clin Res Ctr Digest Dis, Liver Transplantat Ctr, Beijing, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Blended learning; CONSORT Statement; Medical education; Randomised controlled trials; Report quality; TEACHING ANATOMY; CONSORT; STUDENTS; ABSTRACTS; SKILLS; ONCOLOGY; IMPACT; FUTURE;
D O I
10.12968/hmed.2024.0166
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Aims/Background Blended learning has been a commonly adopted teaching mode in the medical education community in recent years. Many studies have shown that the blended learning mode is superior to the traditional teaching mode. Nonetheless, pinpointing the specific advantages provided by blended teaching methods is challenging, since multiple elements influence their effectiveness. This study aimed to investigate the reliability of the conclusions of published randomised controlled trials (RCTs) on blended learning in medical education by assessing their quality, and to provide suggestions for future related studies. Methods Two investigators searched PUBMED and EMBASE, and assessed RCTs related to medical blended learning published from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2021. The analysis of the overall quality of each report was based on the 2010 consolidated standard of reporting trials (CONSORT) Statement applying a 28-point overall quality score. We also conducted a multivariate assessment including year of publication, region of the trial, journal, impact factor, sample size, and the primary outcome. Results A total of 22 RCTs closely relevant to medical blended learning were eventually selected for study. The results demonstrated that half of the studies failed to explicitly describe at least 34% of the items in the 2010 CONSORT Statement. Medical blended learning is an emerging new teaching mode, with 95.45% of RCTs published since 2010. However, many issues that we consider crucial were not satisfactorily addressed in the selected RCTs. Conclusion Although the 2010 CONSORT Statement was published more than a decade ago, the quality of RCTs remains unsatisfactory. Some important items were inadequately reported in many RCTs such as sample size, blinding, and concealment. We encourage researchers who focus on the effects of blended learning in medical education to incorporate the guidelines in the 2010 CONSORT Statement when designing and conducting relevant research. Researchers, reviewers, and editors also need to work together to improve the quality of relevant RCTs in accordance with the requirements of the 2010 CONSORT Statement.
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