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August 13, 2026Telemedicine Journal and e-Health

Assessment Tools for Student Telehealth Competency: A Scoping Review

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KBKate BridgmanHealth and Human Development (2HD) Research NetworkSEShane EricksonLa Trobe UniversityTBTim BurkeLa Trobe University

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Overview

Scoping review identifies tools for assessing telehealth competencies in health students, highlighting gaps in assessment design.

Key Points

  • This review aims to identify existing tools that measure student telehealth competencies and the competencies assessed post-learning activities.
  • Conducted a scoping review of literature published from 1995 to 2025 involving synchronous telehealth activities for health students.
  • Reviewed 57 studies, focusing on telehealth competencies assessed, data extraction, and analysis of outcomes.
  • Investigated existing assessment tools and their psychometric properties for telehealth competencies.
  • 82% of studies were conducted in the United States, with 49 studies (86%) using a case series design.
  • 91% of studies involved video-based telehealth activities, with a significant focus on simulation as a learning method.
  • Most outcome measures were developed for individual studies, lacking established psychometric properties.

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Bridgman et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7d76792b0e0cff3f63fdbfhttps://doi.org/10.1177/15305627261473406
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