Enhancing assistive technology knowledge through WHO's training in assistive products (TAP): a pre-post quasi-experimental study in Italian undergraduate healthcare education.

The study used a pre-post design with no control group, so it cannot rule out that knowledge gains were due to other concurrent coursework or simply taking the test twice. Only students who completed both assessments were analyzed, which may introduce selection bias if more motivated students were more likely to finish. The study measured knowledge via a multiple-choice test only; it did not evaluate practical skills or changes in clinical performance. The TAP materials were translated by the trainer and not an official WHO version, which may affect fidelity. Occupational therapy students were not included, limiting generalizability to the full interprofessional team.

The work was supported in part by the Italian Ministry of Health with 'Current Research funds'. The authors declared financial support for the work or its publication.

Do not assume that improved test scores equate to improved clinical competence or safer patient care. The study only measured knowledge via multiple-choice questions and did not assess practical skills or real-world application of assistive technology.