Effectiveness of an online continuing education course in infant hearing health for primary care professionals.
Int J Audiol
; 62(5): 453-461, 2023 05.
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| ID: mdl-35343871
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the effectiveness of an online continuing education course on infant hearing health for primary care professionals.DESIGN:
A prospective longitudinal study with interrupted time series pre-test/post-test design. The effectiveness of the online course was assessed by comparing pre- vs. post-training performance and analysing responses to evaluations of the quality of the course. STUDY SAMPLE The sample comprised individuals enrolled between September 2018 and August 2019 in a Ministry of Health course, "Actions in primary care for the early identification of hearing impairment" offered on the AVASUS platform.RESULTS:
Of the 2908 individuals registered, 1842 (63.3%) completed the course. Their ages ranged from 18 to 77 years, and 67.4% of them were females. Students and doctors were overrepresented among the enrollees. All Brazilian states were included in the sample. Comparisons of pre- and post-training performances showed a significant improvement in knowledge, and 99.3% of the participants provided positive comments regarding the quality of the course.CONCLUSIONS:
The course is an effective distance learning tool on infant hearing health for primary care professionals. The online course circumvents the limitations posed by geographical barriers and also facilitates decentralisation.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Educação a Distância
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Audiol
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article