E-learning communication skills training for physiotherapy students: A two phased sequential mixed methods study.
Patient Educ Couns
; 104(8): 2045-2053, 2021 08.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Test whether a single e-learning session can improve empathy and communication across pre-registration and postgraduate physiotherapy students.METHODS:
Design:
Two-phase sequential mixed methods study. Phase 1 Pilot randomised control trial. Phase 2 Qualitative study using interpretive phenomenological analysis. SAMPLING A purposive sample for both phases. OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Phase 1 At baseline, post and 6-week follow up. Demographics. PRIMARYOUTCOME:
Inter-personal Reactivity Index (IRI). Phase 2 Demographics and interview schedule. INTERVENTION An e-learning (E) narrative intervention group or active control condition.ANALYSIS:
Phase 1 Descriptive statistics and confidence intervals. Mann-Whitney U test to compare across group change. Phase 2 Thematic analysis.RESULTS:
Thirty-nine participants took part in the mixed methods study (Phase 1 n = 25; Phase 2 n = 14). Phase 1 No significant differences between groups were identified. Potentially importance changes across time were found for the intervention group and control group. Phase 2 results identified 5 themes and 12 sub-themes.CONCLUSION:
The e-learning groups identified an increase in the perceived ability to handle distressing communication. Other important findings from the e-learning are discussed. Further research is warranted. Practical Implications Novel e-learning intervention may have an important role in curriculum development and clinical practice to promote therapeutic communication. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS Novel e-learning intervention may have an important role in curriculum development and clinical practice to promote therapeutic communication.Palavras-chave
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Instrução por Computador
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article