Primary Care Physicians' Interactions With a Novel Web-Based Active Learning Tool (The Community Fracture Capture...

Area of Science:

• Osteoporosis Management
• Primary Care Education
• Digital Health Interventions

Background:

• Osteoporosis causes millions of fractures annually, yet a significant care gap persists despite guidelines.
• Primary care physicians (PCPs) are crucial for fracture prevention but face challenges in applying knowledge.
• Scalable solutions are needed to bridge the gap, as hospital-based services have limited reach.

Purpose of the Study:

• To qualitatively evaluate PCP interactions with the Community Fracture Capture (CFC) Learning Hub.
• To identify barriers and facilitators of the online learning tool's use.
• To explore PCP perceptions of the CFC Learning Hub program.

Main Methods:

• Qualitative analysis of data from 55 PCPs over four 6-week cycles (May 2022-October 2023).
• Data sources included discussion forum comments and end-of-cycle evaluation responses.
• Relational content analysis with independent coding by two researchers.

Main Results:

• Four themes emerged: user experience-guided design, learning-supportive structure, diverse learner styles, and content enhancement requests.
• Participants valued intuitive navigation, clear links between cases and knowledge, and flexible learning formats.
• PCPs requested expanded topics and post-program content refreshers.

Conclusions:

• The CFC Learning Hub is an effective online learning model for PCPs, supported by specialists and peers.
• The platform addresses osteoporosis care gaps via user-centered design, adaptable delivery, and collaborative moderation.
• Broader adoption of the Hub can enhance primary care education and reduce osteoporosis care disparities.