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Table 8 Topics covered in papers

From: Debriefing strategies for interprofessional simulation—a qualitative study

Author, date

Primarily debrief focussed paper?

The Debriefers

The learners

size of group of learners

(see also ‘Population’ column in Appendix 2)

Debrief framework

Psychological aspect of debriefing

Number of debriefers

Profession of debriefers

Boet, 2013 [20]

Yes

Yes—0 vs 1

‘Formally trained’ debriefer. Profession not mentioned

3

‘Within team debriefing’ vs advocacy/inquiry

Not mentioned

Boet, 2014 [19]

No

Mentions very briefly (i.e. 1 debriefer, co-debriefers, within team debrief)

Mentions very briefly—i.e. could have one debriefer from each profession—as an option though not an opinion that this is right

Not mentioned

Not mentioned

Mentions very briefly

Boet, 2016 [21]

Yes

Yes—0 vs 1

‘formally trained’ debriefer—profession not mentioned

3

‘Within team debriefing’ vs Advocacy/inquiry

Not mentioned

Brown, 2018 [22]

Yes

1 vs 2

unknown

6-9 students

Advocacy/Inquiry

Very briefly mentioned

Cheng, 2013 [26]

Yes

1

‘Novice debriefers’ nurses, respiratory therapists, physicians

4–5

Debriefing script specifically written based on advocacy-inquiry theory

Not mentioned

Endacott, 2019 [27]

Yes

Not mentioned

Not mentioned

Not mentioned

Yes—multiple frameworks discusses

Mentions briefly

Hull, 2017 [23]

Yes

14/41 teaching sessions—1 debriefer 27/41 >/= 2 co-debriefers (always one lead debriefer)

When co-debriefed, i.e. more than one debriefed, had at least one physician and one nursing debriefer

4–8

Not mentioned

Not mentioned

Kolbe, 2013 [31]

Yes

2

Psychologist and anaesthesiologists

6

Team-GAINS—Guided team self-correction, advocacy-inquiry and systemic constructivist debriefing

Yes

Meny, 2019 [33]

No

4 in large groups, 1–2 in small groups

Each involved specialty in large group (pharmacy, medicine, nursing, physical therapy), 1–2 of differing specialties (2 when available)

‘Large’ 60

‘Small’ 4–6

Advocacy/inquiry

Does not mention

Nystrom, 2016 [28]

Yes

1

‘varying health professionals’

4–6

Steinwachs debriefing

Yes

Paige, 2019 [25]

Yes

1–3

2 nurses and 2 doctors (one surgeon and one ‘internist’)

Does not mention

Not mentioned

Brief mention

Park, 2016 [35]

Yes

Not mentioned

Not mentioned

Does not mention

Not mentioned

Not mentioned

Poore, 2019 [9]

Yes

Not mentioned

Not mentioned

Does not mention

‘Debriefing Interprofessionally -Recognition and Reflection’ – main focus

Not mentioned

Richmond, 2017 [34]

No

Small group self- debrief first. ‘At least 1’ for large group debrief

Not mentioned

4-6 for small group self debrief.

15-20 in facilitated large group debrief

Not mentioned

Not mentioned

Van Schaik, 2015 [36]

No

2

One ‘MD’ and one RN

10-14

Not mentioned

Yes – discussion around anxieties around simulation and social identity affecting simulation

Schere, 2019 [30]

No

Not mentioned

Not mentioned—does suggest that all professions should be involved in organising simulation

Does not mention

Yes – suggests planning specific structured questions to ask during debrief

yes

Stockert, 2017 [24]

No

Yes – interprofessional debrief tea, (i.e. >1) in 51.1%, 40% had one or more debriefers from a single profession

Yes—advocates for interprofessional debriefing team

Does not mention

Not mentioned

Does not mention

Sullivan, 2018 [29]

No

3 (mixed faculty)

Trauma surgery, emergency medicine and emergency medicine nursing (all involved professions)

5

Yes—PEARLs

Does not mention

Thompson, 2018 [42]

Yes

3

Trauma attending, emergency Medicine attending, emergency medicine nurse

5

TEAM debrief tool – adapted from PEARLS

Does not mention

Yang, 2019 [32]

No

Not mentioned

Does not mention

Does not mention

Describe, analysis, application (DAA) based integrated interprofessional collaboration and team efficiency (IIT) model

Does not mention