Virtual patient training to improve reproductive health care for women with intellectual disabilities.
J Midwifery Womens Health
; 53(5): 453-60, 2008.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18761299
ABSTRACT
A multimedia virtual patient module, involving the case of a young woman with mild intellectual disabilities with a complaint of diffuse abdominal pain, was developed as a clinical training tool for students in health care professions. Primary objectives following use of the module included improved knowledge and reduced perception of difficulty in treating women's health patients with intellectual disabilities. The module was developed using an iterative, collaborative process of a core development team that included medical professionals, multimedia specialists, the parent of a child with intellectual disability, and a disability advocate. Over the course of the module, students were required to identify appropriate and effective clinician-patient interactions in addition to relevant medical and developmental concerns for this patient population. Pilot data from a sample of nursing, physician assistant, and medical students suggest that the module is an effective tool for both improving students' knowledge and reducing their perception of difficulty in providing care to women's health patients with intellectual disabilities.
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Temas:
ECOS
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Estado_mercado_regulacao
Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Interface Usuário-Computador
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Instrução por Computador
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Pessoal de Saúde
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Serviços de Saúde Reprodutiva
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Deficiência Intelectual
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Midwifery Womens Health
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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OBSTETRICIA
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SAUDE DA MULHER
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos