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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Education
  • Nursing
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Maths anxiety can hinder students' mathematical problem-solving skills.
  • Accurate drug dosage calculation is critical for patient safety in clinical settings.
  • Understanding factors affecting drug calculation accuracy is essential for healthcare training.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To conduct a scoping review examining the effects of maths anxiety on healthcare students' drug dosage calculation accuracy.
  • To identify existing literature on maths anxiety and its impact on drug calculation skills.

Main Methods:

  • A six-stage scoping review methodology was employed.
  • Searches were conducted across multiple databases including CINAHL, Embase, Medline, Scopus, PsycINFO, Google Scholar, Trip database, and Grey Literature.
  • Six articles, all focusing on nursing students, were selected after title/abstract and full-text reviews.

Main Results:

  • All included studies focused on nursing students; no studies from other healthcare disciplines were identified.
  • Four factors, including maths anxiety, were found to influence students' drug dosage calculation abilities.
  • Included studies comprised three experimental, two quantitative, and one mixed-method study, primarily from the US, Canada, Australia, and the UK.

Conclusions:

  • Maths anxiety is a significant factor affecting drug calculation accuracy in nursing students.
  • Further research is recommended across nursing and other healthcare disciplines to explore maths anxiety's impact.
  • Developing strategies to reduce maths anxiety is crucial for improving drug dosage calculation and enhancing patient safety.