Summary of literature describing the use of child SPs in assessment
| Ref. | No. of child SP station (%) | No. of child SPs | Age (y) of SPs | Duplicate cases for switches | Participants | Format | Reliability/validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPs, standardised patients; α, Cronbach’s α of reliability; CSA, clinical skill assessment; OSCE, objective structured clinical examination; NA, not addressed. | |||||||
| 6 | 7 (70) | 11 | 7–16 | Yes | 56 residents | CSA | α: 0.64–0.81 |
| 7 | 5 (12) | 7 | NA | Yes | 102 residents | OSCE | α: 0.8–0.83; concurrent/ construct/face validity |
| 9 | 3 (15) | NA | Newborn–4 | NA | Medical students | OSCE | NA |
| 10 | 3 (15) | NA | Infant–? | Yes | 67 students | OSCE | NA |
| 14 | 9 (27) | NA | 2–16 | Yes | 126 paediatric residents | OSCE | α: 0.8–0.86; content/construct/concurrent validity |
| 16 | 1 (100) | NA | Adolescence | NA | 58 paediatric residents | CSA | NA |