Internet or dvd for distance learning to isolated rural health professionals, what is the best approach?

Autor: Serge Gottot, Lanto Barthelemy Rakototiana, Rajabo
Rok vydání: 2017
Předmět:
Adult
Male
Program evaluation
020205 medical informatics
Distance education
Allied Health Personnel
Video Recording
lcsh:Medicine
Rural Health
02 engineering and technology
computer.software_genre
Education
Education
Distance
03 medical and health sciences
Professional Competence
0302 clinical medicine
Videoconferencing
Physicians
Madagascar
0202 electrical engineering
electronic engineering
information engineering
Humans
Medicine
Distance learning
030212 general & internal medicine
Qualitative Research
lcsh:LC8-6691
Internet
Medical education
lcsh:Special aspects of education
business.industry
Rural health
lcsh:R
General Medicine
Focus Groups
Middle Aged
Health professional
Focus group
Knowledge acquisition
Test (assessment)
Education
Medical
Continuing
Female
Training method
The Internet
business
computer
Program Evaluation
Research Article
Zdroj: BMC Medical Education
BMC Medical Education, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2017)
ISSN: 1472-6920
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-017-0991-3
Popis: Background Distance Learning (DL) is a means to overcome the barriers that prevent health workers access to medical education and training sessions to update their knowledge. The main objective of this study is to compare the knowledge acquisition among practitioners Heads of Health Based Center (HBC) for the management of hypertension in two training modalities, one interactive, via internet (by Visio conferencing and video Conferencing), and other non-interactive, via DVD in the three regions (Miarinarivo, Moramanga and Manjakandriana) of Madagascar. Methods This is a quasi-experimental study comparing two distance learning methodologies, one via internet (VS or VD) and the other via DVD before and after training. Ninety-two (92) Heads of HBC participated in the training, including 56 via the Internet (24 doctors and 32 paramedics) and 36 via DVD (24 doctors and 12 paramedics). Results According to the training mode: the mean score of knowledge of the participants was 7 (+ −2) for two terms before training. It is 14 (+ −2.5) in the internet group (VS or VD) and 15 (+ −2.7) in the DVD group after training. The difference between the two groups was not significant p = 0.076. For doctors, the score was 7 (+ −3.1) via internet and 8 (+ −2.3) via DVD in pre test and 14 (+ − 2.4) via internet and 16 (+ −. 2.7) via DVD in post test, the difference between the two training methods was significant (p = 0.008). Among the paramedics, the results are the same for both conditions, 7 (+ − 2.4 to + −3.2) in pre test and 14 (+ − 2.2 to + −2.7) in post test. Conclusion Both training methods have improved participants’ knowledge and the DVD mode is the first choice for Heads HBC of Madagascar with the majority located in remote areas.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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