Cultivating cultural humility through healthcare simulation-based education: a scoping review protocol

Abstract

Background Healthcare disparities within developed nations remain a critical concern, with ethnic minorities and marginalized groups experiencing pronounced inequalities. Cultural humility has emerged as a means to mitigate these disparities and enhance healthcare delivery. Simulation-based education is one of the most widely utilized pedagogical approaches in healthcare curricula across disciplines and specialities. It is recommended in the literature as an ideal strategy for teaching cultural humility to healthcare professionals. However, it is not clear what is known about integrating cultural humility into simulation-based education. This scoping review protocol provides the procedures we will take to explore the breadth of literature to explore how cultural humility is considered and incorporated in simulation-based and to identify current practices and knowledge gaps. Methods and analysis The review will synthesize data following the PRISMA-ScR guidelines for scoping reviews. A comprehensive database (MEDLINE, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, APA PsycINFO and Scopus), grey literature and reference screening will be conducted to identify eligible literature to answer the research question. The quality of the included literature and the risk of bias will be carried out using The Mixed Method Appraisal Tool (MMAT) for primary research papers and the ACCODS (Authority, Accuracy, Coverage, Objectivity, Date, Significance) checklist will be used to assess the quality of grey literature. The data will be analysed using descriptive statistics and basic qualitative content analysis.