Telemedicine Training and Support for Community Health Workers: Improving Knowledge of Diabetes.
Telemed J E Health
; 26(2): 244-250, 2020 02.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30839244
ABSTRACT
Background:
Community health workers (CHWs) are a well-established source to improve patient health care, yet their training and support remain suboptimal. This limits program expansion and potentially compromises patient safety. The objective of the study was to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of weekly training and support by telemedicine (videoconferencing). Materials andMethods:
CHWs (n = 6) who led diabetes group visits for low-income Latinos met weekly with a health care professional for training and support. Feasibility and acceptability outcome measures included telemedicine usability, knowledge of diabetes (baseline to 6 months), and program satisfaction.Results:
Telemedicine training and support were found to be feasible and acceptable as measured by usability (Telehealth Usability Questionnaire average 4.7/5.0, ±0.4), knowledge (Diabetes Knowledge Test pretest 15.8 ± 1.3, posttest 21.8 ± 1.2, p < 0.001, respectively), and satisfaction (Texas Department of State Health Services survey average 5.8/6.0, ±0.5). All CHWs preferred telemedicine to in-person training.Conclusions:
Telemedicine is a feasible and acceptable modality to train and support CHWs.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Telemedicine
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Community Health Workers
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Diabetes Mellitus
Type of study:
Qualitative_research
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Telemed J E Health
Journal subject:
INFORMATICA MEDICA
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Year:
2020
Type:
Article