Improving Clinician Confidence and Skills: Piloting a Web-Based Learning Program for Clinicians in Supportive Care Screening of Cancer Patients
| Autor: | Tracey Tobias, Lisa Brady, Jill Beattie |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Health Knowledge
Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Quality management Pharmacology toxicology MEDLINE Pilot Projects Health knowledge Health Promotion Nursing Web based learning Neoplasms Surveys and Questionnaires Patient information Humans Learning Medicine Health Services Needs and Demand Internet Education Medical Health professionals business.industry Palliative Care Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Quality Improvement Oncology Preparedness Family medicine Clinical Competence business Computer-Assisted Instruction |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Cancer Education. 29:38-43 |
| ISSN: | 1543-0154 0885-8195 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s13187-013-0539-0 |
| Popis: | Lean thinking and quality improvement processes identified a need to develop and implement a short concise web-based program for clinicians to increase their confidence and skills in supportive care screening of cancer patients. An independent pretest–posttest design evaluated the program which consisted of three modules, a self-directed learning quiz, and multimedia. Questionnaires were completed anonymously via SurveyMonkey®. There was an increase in mean scores from pre- to post-program in perceived knowledge (pre M = 1.97 SD = .847; post M = 3.05 SD = .486; 3 months M = 2.72 SD = .575), educational preparedness (pre M = 2.33 SD = .957; post M = 3.45 SD = .510; 3 months M = 3.05 SD = .486), and confidence (pre M = 2.39 SD = .998; post M = 3.32 SD = .646; 3 months M = 3.28 SD = .826), indicating improvement in readiness to implement supportive care screening. The number of participants using the tool increased from 57.57 % pre-program to 77.78 % 3 months post-program. Overall, participants agreed that screening elicited more patient information (post M = 3.82 SD = 1.006; 3 months M = 3.83 SD = .786) and would assist in addressing patients' supportive care needs (post M = 4.00 SD.926; 3 months M = 3.94 SD = .998). It was unclear whether they had made more appropriate referrals as a result of their participation in the program (post M = 3.29 SD = 1.102; 3 months M = 3.11 SD = .963). The majority of participants agreed that the web-based program provided the required information to implement supportive care screening (post M = 3.83 SD = 1.032; 3 months M = 3.61 SD = .702), and that the quiz helped their learning (post M = 3.68 SD = 1.041; 3 months M = 3.65 SD = .702). This pilot indicates that provision of a short concise web-based program may improve clinicians' confidence and skills to implement supportive care screening with cancer patients. A larger matched-group pretest–posttest study is recommended. |
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