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23.01.2021 | Research article
Diabetic foot care course: a quasi-experimental study on E-learning versus interactive workshop
verfasst von:
Maryam Aalaa, Mahnaz Sanjari, Mohammad Reza Amini, Ghobad Ramezani, Neda Mehrdad, Mohammad Reza Mohajeri Tehrani, Shoaleh Bigdeli, Hosein Adibi, Bagher Larijani, Zohreh Sohrabi
Erschienen in:
Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders
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Ausgabe 1/2021
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Abstract
Background
Nurses, as multidisciplinary Diabetic Foot Care (DFC) team members, need to be trained in DF prevention and management. Regarding the increasing use of e-learning educational courses as the new learning strategy with potential benefits among health care providers, this study attempted to evaluate the educational effects of an e-learning course on DFC compared to that of an interactive workshop in the related knowledge attainment.
Methods
This was a quasi-experimental study compared two non-randomized groups consisting of nurses who attended an e-learning course (intervention group) and a face-to-face interactive workshop (control group) on DFC using a pre- and post-test design. The eligible nurses enrolled by convenience sampling. All five e-modules on DF prevention and care were the same for both groups. A P value of <0.05 was considered as significant.
Results
The study findings indicated that both e-learning course and interactive workshop increased DFC knowledge among nurses. There is a significant difference between the learning level (after training) in the intervention and control groups (P < 0.01).
Conclusions
The findings suggest that the e-learning course of DF could be as effective as conventional educational methods. However, considering the time, cost savings and providing an opportunity to learn anytime and anywhere, of the e-learning course, it is recommend for the future and required that more health care providers be trained to use of distance learning.