Table 1 Description of the search strategy with three themes and the search results
Themes | Database, date of search, and search terms | Number of articles Main search | Number of articles Supplementary search |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | PubMed Main search 2020-06-22 Supplementary search 2022-01-10 | Â | Â |
# 1 | Health personnel OR Students, health occupations | 566,566 | 29,523 |
# 2 | Ethics OR Ethics professional OR Morals OR Moral | 169,269 | 23,028 |
# 3 | Patient simulation OR Teaching OR Teaching methods OR Teaching methods, clinical OR Learning methods OR Education OR Learning | 1,434,299 | 222,356 |
# 4 | # 1 AND # 2 AND # 3 | 561 | 998 |
Search limiters | Main search: English, abstract, free full text, full text, time limit 2010–2020. Complementary search: English, abstract, free full text, full text, time limit 2020–2021 |  |  |
|  | CINAHL Main search 2020–06-23 Supplementary search 2022-01-10 |  |  |
# 1 | Health personnel OR Health professional OR Students, health occupations | 24,793 | 39,552 |
# 2 | Ethics OR Ethics professional OR Morals OR Moral | 30,348 | 6588 |
# 3 | Simulation OR Patient simulation OR Teaching OR Teaching methods OR Teaching methods in nursing OR Learning Methods OR Education OR Learning | 472,915 | 78,644 |
# 4 | # 1 AND # 2 AND # 3 | 142 | 387 |
Search limiters | Main search: English, all text, abstract, full text, time limit 2010–2020. Complementary search: English, all text, abstract, full text, time limit 2020–2021 |  |  |
| Â | PsycInfo Main search 2020-06-23 Supplementary search 2022-01-10 | Â | Â |
# 1 | Health personnel OR Medical students OR Nursing students | 210,242 | 11,098 |
# 2 | Ethics OR Professional ethics OR Morale OR Morality OR Values OR Personal values | 71,326,788 | 26,016 |
# 3 | Simulation OR Simulation-Based Assessment OR Simulations Games OR Teaching OR Students Teaching OR Teaching Methods OR Team Teaching Methods OR Adaptive Learning OR Adult Learning OR Cooperative Learning OR Digital Game-Based Learning OR Experiential Learning OR Adult Education OR Medical Education OR Nursing Education | 22,883,276 | 34,414 |
# 4 | # 1 AND # 2 AND # 3 | 3443 | 422 |
Search limiters | Main search: English, peer reviewed, time limit 2010–2020. Complementary search: English, peer reviewed, time limit 2020–2021 |  |  |