Effectiveness of non-technical skills training in intensive care units: a systematic review

  • Published on 06/09/2025
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Pimenta Isac Davidson Santiago Fernandes 1,2, Mata Ádala Nayana de Sousa 2,3, Bezerra Isaac Newton Machado 2,4, de Araújo Rícia Medeiros Palmeira 2,3, Santana Jorge Lucas Alves 2,3, Capucho Helaine Carneiro 5, de Souza-Oliveira Adriana Catarina 6, Echevarría-Pérez Paloma 6, Guillén-Martínez Daniel 6, Piuvezam Grasiela 2,7

1 https://ror.org/04wn09761 Postgraduate Program in Public Health Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte Natal Brazil
2 https://ror.org/04wn09761 Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Laboratory (LabSys – UFRN/CNPQ) Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte Natal Brazil
3 https://ror.org/04wn09761 Multicampi School of Medical Sciences Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte Caicó Brazil
4 https://ror.org/047908t24 Federal University of Pernambuco Recife Brazil
5 https://ror.org/02xfp8v59 Department of Pharmacy University of Brasília Brasília Brazil
6 https://ror.org/03p3aeb86 Faculty of Nursing Catholic University of Murcia Murcia Spain
7 https://ror.org/04wn09761 Department of Public Health Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte Campus Natal. Av. Senador Salgado Filho, 3000, 1524. Natal, Rio Grande do Norte 59078-900 Natal Brazil

Abstract

Background Non-technical skills (NTS) are social, cognitive and psychological skills that are related to safety and efficiency in the healthcare process. These skills have an important role in the intensive care once are closely related to the occurrence of safety incidents. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of NTS training programs in intensive care units using Kirkpatrick’s evaluation model, encompassing reaction, learning, behaviors, and organizational...

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