Table 2

Studies, effect sizes and moderator variables included in the meta-analytical database

AuthorsYearStudy goalSettingNo. of teamsProfessional compositionTeam famil-iarityAverage team sizeTask typePatient realismPerfor-mance measure
Amacher et al 80 20170.11Emergency medicine72UniprofessionalExperi-mental3Non-routineSimulatedProcess
Brogaard et al 60 20180.43Obstetrics99InterprofessionalReal5Non-routineRealProcess
Burtscher et al 81 2011−0.27Anaesthesia31InterprofessionalExperi-mental2RoutineSimulatedProcess
Burtscher et al 82 20110.19Anaesthesia15InterprofessionalExperi-mental2Routine & non-routineSimulatedProcess
Burtscher et al 83 20100.07Anaesthesia22InterprofessionalReal3Non-routineRealProcess
Carlson et al*9 20090.83Emergency medicine44UniprofessionalExperi-mental2.6Non-routineSimulatedProcess
Catchpole et al 62 2007.45†Surgery24InterprofessionalReal9Non-routineRealProcess
Catchpole et al 62 2007.29†Surgery18InterprofessionalReal5RoutineRealProcess
Catchpole et al 63 2008.36†Surgery26InterprofessionalRealRoutineRealProcess
Catchpole et al 63 2008.09†Surgery22InterprofessionalRealRoutineRealProcess
Cooper84 19990.50General care20InterprofessionalReal4RoutineRealProcess
Davenport et al 85 20070.17Surgery52InterprofessionalRealRoutineRealOutcome
El Bardissi et al 86 20080.67Surgery31InterprofessionalReal7RoutineRealProcess
Gillespie et al 87 20120.23Surgery160InterprofessionalReal6RoutineRealProcess
Kolbe et al 88 20120.33Anaesthesia31InterprofessionalReal2Non-routineSimulatedProcess
Künzle et al 89 20090.56Anaesthesia12InterprofessionalReal2RoutineSimulatedProcess
Manojlovich et al 90 20090.11Intensive care25UniprofessionalReal36RoutineRealOutcome
Manser et al 61 20150.39Surgery19InterprofessionalExperi-mental5RoutineSimulatedProcess
Marsch et al 91 20040.23Intensive care16InterprofessionalExperi-mental3Non-routineSimulatedProcess
Mazzocco et al 92 20090.11Surgery293InterprofessionalReal6RoutineRealOutcome
Mishra et al 93 20080.05Surgery26InterprofessionalReal6RoutineRealProcess
Schmutz et al 94 20150.12Emergency medicine68InterprofessionalReal6Non-routineSimulatedProcess
Siassakos et al 95 20120.66Obstetrics19InterprofessionalReal6Non-routineSimulatedProcess
Siassakos et al 96 20110.55Emergency medicine/ obstetrics24InterprofessionalExperi-mental6Non-routineSimulatedProcess
Thomas et al 97 20060.23Neonatal care132InterprofessionalReal5Non-routineRealProcess
Tschan et al 98 20060.23Emergency medicine21InterprofessionalExperi-mental5Non-routineSimulatedProcess
Tschan et al 99 20090.37Emergency medicine20UniprofessionalExperi-mental2.65Non-routineSimulatedOutcome
Westli et al 100 20100.18Emergency medicine27InterprofessionalReal5.1Non-routineSimulatedProcess
Wiegmann et al 101 20070.56Surgery31InterprofessionalRealRoutineRealProcess
Williams et al 102 20100.18Neonatal care12InterprofessionalReal5Non-routineRealProcess
Wright et al 103 20090.81General care9UniprofessionalExperi-mental4Non-routineSimulatedProcess
Yamada et al 104 20160.11Emergency medicine13InterprofessionalExperi-mental3Non-routineSimulatedProcess
  • *Carlson, Min & Bridges has been identified as an outlier and therefore excluded from the analysis.

  • †Effect sizes (r) with an † represent an average for a single sample and a single outcome and have been combined for this meta-analysis.