自主节奏的在线学习,以提高对乌干达医学学生高血压的知识能力:一个前后研究
Anbrasi Edward1, Robert Kalyesubula2, George Pariyo1
1Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.
PLOS global public health
|July 17, 2023
概括
一个免费的在线高血压课程显著提高了乌干达医学学生的知识. 自主节奏的课程增强了对高血压负担和管理的理解,补充了现有的医疗培训.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 医学教育 医学教育
- 心血管疾病 心血管疾病
背景情况:
- 高血压 (HT) 构成了日益严重的全球健康挑战,预计到2025年将影响156亿人.
- 在低收入和中等收入国家 (LMICs) 中,HT的患病率特别高,乌干达报告了31.5%.
研究的目的:
- 评估乌干达医学学生在线免费高血压课程对知识获取的有效性.
- 评估资源有限的可访问在线学习模块对高血压控制教育的影响.
主要方法:
- 随机选择的乌干达第三,第四和第五年级医学学生参加了在线课程.
- 课程前后的知识评估是使用在线调查系统进行的.
- 数据分析比较了课程完成前后的知识分数,考虑到人口统计和完成时间.
主要成果:
- 在"HT基础知识" (p<0.001) 和"HT管理基础知识" (p<0.001) 课程后,观察到平均知识得分的显著改善.
- 根据性别或学年,在知识改进方面没有发现显著差异.
- 快速完成课程 (4周以下) 与显著更高的知识分数改善相关 (p<0.003).
结论:
- 一个自律的在线高血压课程有效地提高了乌干达医学学生的知识.
- 该课程成功地补充了传统的医学教育,特别是在血压测量和HT管理等领域.
- 在线学习为改善高血压教育在资源有限的环境中提供了一种可行的策略.
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