Educational effectiveness of simulation in teaching health science students Smoking cessation: A Systematic Review

Simulation is one of the educational tools that can be used in the learning process to help with smoking cessation.

To synthesize all the publications studying the contribution of simulation as an educational tool in the acquisition of skills to help with smoking cessation.

We performed a systematic review of the Francophone and Anglophone literature over the past 24 years (1997 to 2020) using the PubMed, Science Direct and Cochrane Library databases.

A total of 14 articles were included. The most used methods were thestandardized patient, role play and video projection with discussion. The simulation hasnot only proved its effectiveness in terms of acquiring knowledge and self-confidencein the management of the smoking patient in the short term, but also in the acquisition of verbal and non-verbal skills in the long term.

This review highlighted the interest of simulation as an educational tool to acquire skills to help with smoking cessation regardless of the method used.