Enablers of and Barriers to Self-Regulated and Self-Directed Aptitudes of Learning (SELF-ReDiAL) in Health Professional Education: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Introduction: Recently, accrediting organizations have focused on developing lifelong learners who possess self-regulated and self-directed aptitudes of learning (hereinafter SELF-ReDiAL or in short, SR). This meta-analysis aimed to identify factors which promote or deter SR in health professionals.

Methods: Original studies which, by using self-reports, evaluated enablers of and barriers to SR in health professionals (dentistry, medicine, nursing, and pharmacology), and were indexed in Scopus and PubMed databases from 1 January 2000 to 31 August 2022, were retrieved.