Effects of an educational intervention for general practitioners in adolescent health care principles: a randomized controlled study
| Autor: | Neil Day, George C Patton, Lena Sanci, Glenn Bowes, Carolyn Coffey, Friederike Veit, Michael Carr-Gregg |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Program evaluation
education.field_of_study medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Population Psychological intervention General Medicine Article Simulated patient law.invention Nursing Continuing medical education Randomized controlled trial law Family medicine medicine education business Educational program Adolescent health |
| Zdroj: | Western Journal of Medicine. 172:157-163 |
| ISSN: | 0093-0415 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/ewjm.172.3.157 |
| Popis: | Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention in adolescent health designed for general practitioners, in accordance with evidence-based practice in continuing medical education. Design Randomized, controlled trial with baseline testing and 7- and 13-month follow-ups. Setting The intervention was delivered in local community settings to general practitioners in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. Participants A total of 108 self-selected general practitioners. Intervention A multifaceted educational program (2.5 hours per week for 6 weeks) in the principles of adolescent health care, followed 6 weeks later by a 2-hour session of case discussion and debriefing. Outcome measures Objective ratings of videotaped consultations with standardized adolescent patients and self-completion questionnaires were used to measure general practitioners' knowledge, skill, and self-perceived competency; satisfaction with the program; and self-reported change in practice. Results 103 of 108 physicians (95%) completed all phases of the intervention and evaluation protocol. The intervention group showed significantly greater improvements than the control group in all outcomes at the 7-month follow-up (all subjects P |
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