Instrumentos sobre simulação para ensino em saúde: revisão de escopo

Abstract

This study aimed to map the instruments used to validate realistic simulation scenarios for healthcare education, analyzing their main characteristics and the available scientific evidence. This is a scoping review conducted according to the methodological guidelines of the Joanna Briggs Institute, with searches conducted in PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, LILACS, BDENF, and CUMED databases. After screening 18,001 records and applying the eligibility criteria, 29 studies comprised the final sample. Most publications originated in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Brazil, with an emphasis on simulated settings focused on tertiary care and a predominance of nursing participants. A low representation of professional categories within the multidisciplinary team was also observed. Among the instruments identified, the use of Likert-type scales prevailed, with limited use of mixed methods and a lack of standardization in the content validation processes. However, only a minority used instruments that had been previously validated or had undergone a formal and comprehensive validation process. The results indicate the need to expand the appropriate application of tools for validating scenarios in health education.