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Karin Olson1, Melita Avdagovska, Lana Bistritz
1Karin Olson, PhD, RN, is Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. Melita Avdagovska, MA, is Project Director, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. Lana Bistritz, MD, is Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. Katharina Kovacs Burns, PhD, MHSA, MSc, is Senior Manager, Quality Healthcare and Improvement, Alberta Health Services, and Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. Ying Cui, PhD, is Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. Leah Gramlich, MD, is Professor, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Background:
The authors developed five online modules about physical activity and nutrition.
Methods:
Registered nurses completed surveys before and after each module.
Results:
Evaluations showed an increase in knowledge and skill, but the psychometric parameters of the evaluation tool were poor. The low participation rate was associated with module length and technological difficulties.
Conclusions:
Given busy schedules of health professionals, online education approaches need to be feasible and be easy to access and use.
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