An interactive education session and follow-up support as a strategy to improve clinicians' goal-writing skills: a randomized controlled trial.
J Eval Clin Pract
; 16(1): 3-13, 2010 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Recent research indicates that allied health clinicians have difficulty articulating client needs and priorities into specific and measurable goals. As a result, a number of strategies to facilitate improvement in allied health clinicians' goal-setting skills have been recommended in the literature. In order to assist clinicians develop the skills required to set SMART goals, it is necessary that the strategies are rigorously tested.AIM:
To determine if a 50-minute education session and 3-month email and telephone support programme improves clinicians' SMART goal-writing skill and accurately predicts improved goal-writing behaviour.METHODS:
Concealed random allocation of participants (n = 120) into two parallel groups (1) intervention group received education on writing goals using the SMART Goal Evaluation Method as part of a workshop on outcome measurement and received 3 months of follow-up support (n = 60); and (2) control group attended a workshop on evidence-based practice (n = 60).RESULTS:
Education and follow-up support improved clinicians' SMART goal-writing skills at both the 3- and 6-month review (Yates chi(2) = 4.324, d.f. = 1, P = 0.0375). Structural equation modelling revealed education and follow-up support is an accurate predictor of SMART goal-setting behaviour change at both 3 months (standardized regression weights = 0.21; P = 0.014) and 6 months (standardized regression weights = 0.19; P = 0.02) post intervention. Changes were modest and developed over a 6-month period.CONCLUSION:
This study provides empirical evidence that a programme of educating clinicians in a standardized method of goal setting and providing follow-up support improves allied health clinicians' SMART goal-writing skills.
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Assunto principal:
Planejamento de Assistência ao Paciente
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Pessoal Técnico de Saúde
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Objetivos
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Capacitação em Serviço
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article