Development and initial evaluation of a point-of-care educational app on medical topics in orthogeriatrics

Autor: Markus Gosch, Katrin Singler, T. Roth, Sacha Beck, Michael Cunningham
Přispěvatelé: University of Zurich, Cunningham, Michael
Rok vydání: 2015
Předmět:
Male
Health Services for the Aged
11221 Clinic for Geriatric Medicine
Global Health
0302 clinical medicine
Global health
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Prospective Studies
030212 general & internal medicine
Android (operating system)
Qualitative Research
Aged
80 and over
Geriatrics
030222 orthopedics
Orthogeriatrics
Perioperative pain
General Medicine
Middle Aged
Mobile Applications
2746 Surgery
Older adults
Female
medicine.symptom
Fragility fractures
User feedback
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Attitude of Health Personnel
Point-of-Care Systems
Trauma Surgery
Clinical Decision-Making
610 Medicine & health
Education
Likert scale
Anticoagulation
03 medical and health sciences
2732 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
medicine
Humans
Aged
Quality of Health Care
Retrospective Studies
Point of care
Medical education
business.industry
Delirium
Orthopedics
Physical therapy
Osteoporosis
Surgery
business
Qualitative research
Zdroj: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
ISSN: 1434-3916
0936-8051
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-015-2366-8
Popis: Introduction Research by AOTrauma’s orthogeriatrics education taskforce identified ongoing educational needs for surgeons and trainees worldwide regarding the medical management of older adults with a fracture. To address practicing surgeons’ preference for increased use of mobile learning, a point-of-care educational app was planned by a committee of experienced faculty. The goals were to deliver the app to surgeons, trainees, and other healthcare professionals, to measure usage, and to evaluate the impact on patient care. Materials and methods The committee of geriatricians and surgeons designed and developed four modules on osteoporosis, delirium, anticoagulation, and pain based on published evidence and the content was programmed into mobile app formats. A registration form was integrated and a 14-question online evaluation survey was administered to users. Results The AOTrauma Orthogeriatrics app was installed by 17,839 users worldwide between September 2014 and October 2015: Android smartphones (44 %), iPhones (32 %), iPads (15 %), Android tablets (9 %). 920 users registered and 100 completed the online evaluation: orthopedic/trauma surgeons (67 %), residents/fellows (20 %), and other professionals (13 %). Ratings for all aspects were 4 or higher on a 1–5 Likert scale (5 = Excellent). 80 % of evaluation respondents found the answer to their question or educational need on their last visit, and 26 of 55 respondents (47 %) reported making a change in an aspect of their management of patients as a result of their learning from the app. Conclusion The orthogeriatrics app reached its intended audiences and was rated highly as a method of providing education to help improve patient care. Content input by experienced faculty and app improvements based on user feedback were key contributors to successful implementation.
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