| Conference Evaluation Studies (n=83) | |
|---|---|
| Origin of article, n (%) | |
| North America | 60 (72.3) |
| Europe | 10 (12.0) |
| Australia/New Zealand | 4 (4.8) |
| East Asia | 4 (4.8) |
| Africa | 1 (1.2) |
| Central and South America | 2 (2.4) |
| Not reported/unclear | 2 (2.4) |
| Study Type, n (%) | |
| Survey/Interview | 69 (83.1) |
| Observational studies | 4 (4.8) |
| Both survey and observational | 6 (7.2) |
| Systematic/Scoping review | 3 (3.6) |
| Evaluation tool validation | 1 (1.2) |
| Data Collection Methods, n (%) | |
| Quantitative | 29 (34.9) |
| Qualitative | 3 (3.6) |
| Mixed methods | 45 (54.2) |
| NR/Unclear | 3 (3.6) |
| NA* | 3 (3.6) |
| Conference Specifics, n (%) | |
| Conference length reported† | 51 (61.4) |
| Conference lengths unclear | 5 (6.0) |
| Number of attendees reported‡ | 45 (54.2) |
| Number of attendees unclear | 7 (4.8) |
| Participant recruitment, n (%) | |
| At conference | 15 (18.1) |
| Electronically⁋ | 30 (36.1) |
| Both | 8 (9.6) |
| Unclear/NR/NA | 30 (36.1) |
| Survey/Interview measurement times§ | |
| Before conference | 21 (25.3) |
| At start of conference | 1 (1.2) |
| During conference | 8 (9.6) |
| End of conference | 23 (27.7) |
| Post-conference | 45 (54.2) |
| NR/NA | 9 (10.8) |
| Conference evaluation method, n (%)‖ | |
| Online | 34 (41.0) |
| In person/at conference | 12 (14.5) |
| Both | 11 (13.3) |
| NR/Unclear | 17 (20.5) |
Abbreviations: Health care providers (HCP); Not applicable (NA); Not reported (NR) *Systematic or scoping reviews †Mean length was 2.6 days, ranged from 1 to 6 days ‡Number of attendees ranged from 43 to 18 000 ⁋In-person recruitment occurred at conferences; electronic recruitment methods included email, as part of online registration, or over social media. §30 studies evaluated conferences at multiple time points (only 3 of these provided the evaluation tool, and only 2 gathered related data before/after, so further analysis was not conducted). Some studies conducted measurements at multiple time points. Therefore, n (%) will be greater than the total number of included studies. ‖9 studies did not use evaluation tools.
Int J Med Educ. 2024; 15:15-33; doi: 10.5116/ijme.65cc.8c88