Continuing education for systematic reviews: a prospective longitudinal assessment of a workshop for librarians

Autor: Julia Jankovic Dahm, Meiqi He, Ada O. Youk, Linda M. Hartman, Andrea M. Ketchum, Charles B. Wessel, Mary Lou Klem, Barbara L. Folb
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Adult
Male
Longitudinal study
Education
Continuing

Libraries
Medical

education
MEDLINE
systematic reviews
lcsh:Medicine
Health Informatics
Library and Information Sciences
Education
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Documentation
survey research
Librarians
continuing education
professional role
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Longitudinal Studies
Prospective Studies
Original Investigation
Medical education
evaluation
Descriptive statistics
4. Education
05 social sciences
Professional development
lcsh:R
Attendance
Grey literature
Middle Aged
Pennsylvania
lcsh:Z
lcsh:Bibliography. Library science. Information resources
Systematic review
Female
Educational Measurement
0509 other social sciences
050904 information & library sciences
Psychology
professional development
Systematic Reviews as Topic
Zdroj: Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA
Journal of the Medical Library Association, Vol 108, Iss 1 (2020)
ISSN: 1558-9439
Popis: Objective: This prospective, longitudinal study explored the impact of a continuing education class on librarians’ knowledge levels about and professional involvement with systematic reviews. Barriers to systematic review participation and the presence of formal systematic review services in libraries were also measured.Methods: Participants completed web-based surveys at three points in time: pre-class, post-class, and six-months’ follow-up. Descriptive statistics were calculated for demographics and survey questions. Linear mixed effects models assessed knowledge score changes over time.Results: Of 160 class attendees, 140 (88%) completed the pre-class survey. Of those 140, 123 (88%) completed the post-class survey, and 103 (74%) completed the follow-up survey. There was a significant increase (p
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