Virtual Simulation Tools for Communication Skills Training in Health Care Professionals: Literature Review

Manuel Fernández-Alcántara   ^{1, 2 *} , PhD ;   Silvia Escribano   ^{2, 3 *} , PhD ;   Rocío Juliá-Sanchis   ^{2, 3 *} , PhD ;   Ana Castillo-López   ^{3 *} ;   Antonio Pérez-Manzano   ^{4 *} , PhD ;   M Macur   ^{5 *} , PhD ;   Sedina Kalender-Smajlović   ^{5 *} , PhD ;   Sofía García-Sanjuán   ^{2, 3 *} , PhD ;   María José Cabañero-Martínez   ^{2, 3 *} , PhD

¹ Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain

² Institute of Health and Biomedical Research of Alicante, Alicante, Spain

³ Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain

⁴ University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain

⁵ Angela Boškin Faculty of Health Care, Jesenice, Slovenia

*all authors contributed equally