A Scoping Review of Health Professions' Escape Room Practices and Scholarship

• In Event: Thursday Roundtable Session 12:40 pm
  In Roundtable Session: Creative Approaches to Pedagogy and Curriculum in the Professions (Table 9)

Abstract

This session shares results of an allied health professions escape rooms (AHPERs) scoping review on common purposes and practices, and scholarship trends. We followed PRISMA-ScR guidelines and two reviewers developed a review protocol, collected literature using a search strategy aligned with inclusion criteria, and extracted review results. The literature search yielded 6,169 articles, and 34 unique records were found to fulfill all inclusion criteria. AHPERs trend simple structure, patient-based, and convey either disciplinary or interprofessionalism lessons. Generally, AHPERs were self-reported as effective and satisfying, but scholarship supporting AHPER is insufficient in design for causal claims. AHPER developers and scholars may benefit from considering frameworks and guidelines for consistent creation and increased trustworthiness in the AHPER knowledge base.

Authors

• Amanda K. Burbage, Old Dominion University

• April A. Pace, Eastern Virginia Medical School