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Dargahi H, Kooshkebaghi M, Mireshghollah M. Learner satisfaction with synchronous and asynchronous virtual learning systems during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tehran university of medical sciences: a comparative analysis. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2023; 23:886. [PMID: 37990188 PMCID: PMC10661977 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-023-04872-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND The need for electronic learning and its systems, especially during specific circumstances and crises, is crucial and fundamental for users in universities. However, what is even more important is the awareness and familiarity of learners with different systems and their appropriate use in e-learning. Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the satisfaction of learners with synchronous and asynchronous electronic learning systems during the COVID-19 period at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. METHODS The present study was a descriptive-analytical study conducted cross-sectionally from the first semester of 2019-2020 academic year until the end of the second semester of 2021-2022 academic year, coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic. The sample size was determined to be 370 students and 650 staff members using the Krejcie and Morgan table. The face validity and reliability of the research tool, which was a researcher-made questionnaire, was confirmed. Considering a response rate of 75%, 280 completed questionnaires were received from students, and 500 completed questionnaires were collected from employees. For data analysis, absolute and relative frequencies, as well as independent t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and Post Hoc tests in the SPSS software were utilized. RESULTS During the COVID-19 pandemic, both students and staff members at Tehran University of Medical Sciences showed a relatively decreasing level of satisfaction with electronic learning. There was a significant difference in satisfaction between these two groups of learners regarding electronic learning (P = 0/031). Learners were relatively more satisfied with the offline system called "Navid" compared to online learning systems. Among the online systems, the highest level of satisfaction was observed with the Skype platform. CONCLUSION Although learners expressed relative satisfaction with electronic learning during the COVID-19 period, it is necessary to strengthen infrastructure and provide support services, technical assistance, and continuous updates for electronic learning platforms. This can contribute to more effective and efficient utilization of electronic learning, especially during particular circumstances and crises, or in hybrid models combining online and face to face education and training.
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- Hossein Dargahi
- Health Management, Policy Making and Economic Department, School of Public Health, Health Information Management Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Health Services Management, Yas Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Educational Management, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Lin YL, Chen HL, Chen YY, Cheng SY, Chen WL, Chiu YC, Chiu YL. The effects of job characteristics on physicians' orientation toward lifelong learning. ADVANCES IN HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION : THEORY AND PRACTICE 2023; 28:1151-1169. [PMID: 36705767 PMCID: PMC9881521 DOI: 10.1007/s10459-022-10202-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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With the rapidly growing body of medical knowledge, physicians must engage in lifelong learning. Physicians' orientation toward lifelong learning is of crucial importance. This study aimed to explore the effects of job characteristics on physicians' lifelong learning. A multicenter study collecting data from physicians from three medical centers in Taiwan was performed. A total of 321 physicians were surveyed with the Chinese version of the Job Content Questionnaire (C-JCQ) and the revised Jefferson Scale of Physician Lifelong Learning (JeffSPLL) to assess their job characteristics (i.e., job demands, job control, social support) and orientation toward lifelong learning. Exploratory factor analysis was employed to validate both questionnaires. Hierarchical regression was utilized to explore the relationship of job characteristics and predictors with physicians' lifelong learning. The results revealed that job demands (β = 0.10), job control (β = 0.19), social support from supervisors (β = 0.16), the interaction of job demands × job control (β = - 0.11) and the interaction of job demands × social support from colleagues (β = 0.13) were significantly (p < .05, p < .001) related to lifelong learning. Moreover, physicians in the active group (high demand, high control) possessed a stronger orientation toward lifelong learning (mean = 3.57) than those in the low-strain group (mean = 3.42), high-strain group (mean = 3.39) and passive group (mean = 3.20). In conclusion, examining physicians' job demands, job control and social support helps us to understand their orientation toward lifelong learning and may provide insight to improve educational strategies.
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- Ying-Li Lin
- Department of Family Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua City, Taiwan
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Bioethics, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, No. 1 Jen Ai Road, Section 1, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
- Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Bioethics, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, No. 1 Jen Ai Road, Section 1, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Education, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Family Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
- National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Bioethics, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, No. 1 Jen Ai Road, Section 1, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
- Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Education, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Bioethics, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, No. 1 Jen Ai Road, Section 1, Taipei, 100, Taiwan.
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Lönnqvist K, Sinervo T, Kaihlanen AM, Vehviläinen-Julkunen K, Elovainio M. Psychosocial work characteristics and sleep quality among early career registered nurses: a cross-sectional latent profile analysis. BMC Health Serv Res 2023; 23:1020. [PMID: 37735692 PMCID: PMC10515238 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-09949-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Individual psychosocial work characteristics have been associated with health and well-being of registered nurses. However, it is yet to be determined whether different types of psychosocial work characteristics form patterned profiles and how these profiles are associated with the health and well-being. The purpose of this study was to identify latent psychosocial work characteristic profiles, including procedural, interactional and distributive justice, job demand and job control, and examine whether the profiles are associated with sleep quality among early career registered nurses. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study comprising 632 early career registered nurses. Data were collected between November and December 2018 using an electronic survey with internationally validated measures including the Organizational Justice Scale, the Nurse Stress Index Scale, the Job Content Questionnaire, and the Sleep Problems Questionnaire. Latent profile analysis was used to identify groups with similar psychosocial work characteristic profiles. Multinomial and linear regression analyses were used to examine the association between latent work characteristics profiles and sleep quality. RESULTS Analysis yielded four profiles. The profiles were named based on the descriptions of classes as high strain/low justice, medium strain/high justice, medium strain/medium justice, and low strain/high justice. The low strain/high justice profile group (p = < 0.001) and the medium strain/high justice profile group (p = 0.002) had statistically significantly better sleep quality compared to the high strain/low justice profile group. CONCLUSIONS High procedural and interactional justice may alleviate strain in early career registered nurses and protect them against sleep problems. Promoting organizational justice in early career stages seems an efficient way to enhance registered nurses' well-being and sleep quality.
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- Katri Lönnqvist
- Doctoral Programme in Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 63, Helsinki, 00014, Finland.
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- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, P.O. Box 30, Helsinki, 00271, Finland
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- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, P.O. Box 30, Helsinki, 00271, Finland
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- Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, Kuopio, 70211, Finland
- Kuopio University Hospital, Puijonlaaksontie 2, Kuopio, 70200, Finland
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- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, P.O. Box 30, Helsinki, 00271, Finland
- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 21, Helsinki, 00014, Finland
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Fan JY, Tseng YJ, Chao LF, Chen SL, Jane SW. Learning outcomes of a flipped classroom teaching approach in an adult-health nursing course: a quasi-experimental study. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2020; 20:317. [PMID: 32948178 PMCID: PMC7501708 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-020-02240-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND New teaching strategies must be developed not only to enhance nurse's competence but also to allow nurses to respond to the complex health care needs of today's society. The purpose of this study was to explore the learning outcomes of a flipped classroom teaching approach in an adult-health nursing course for students in a two-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. METHODS The study had a quasi-experimental design. An 18-week flipped classroom teaching approach was applied in an adult-health nursing course. In total, 485 nursing students enrolled in the study, with 287 in the experimental group and 198 in the control group. The Self-Evaluated Core Competencies Scale, Metacognitive Inventory for Nursing Students, Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale, and self-designed learning satisfaction questionnaire were used to evaluate the students' learning outcomes. RESULTS The experimental group showed a statistically significant increase in the overall scores for self-evaluated core competencies, the "self-modification" subscale of the Metacognitive Inventory for Nursing Students, and in overall self-directed learning readiness; further, they also showed high levels of course satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS A flipped classroom teaching approach had a positive impact on student's learning motivation and contributed to better learning outcomes in an adult-health nursing course. The flipped classroom combined with hybrid teaching methods is a suitable and effective learning strategy for a registered nurse (RN) to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program to tackle today's complex revolution in nursing curricula, and may enhance nursing students' abilities to address numerous challenges.
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- Jun-Yu Fan
- Department of Nursing & Graduate Institute of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Division of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, 261, Wen-Hua 1st Road, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan, 33303 Taiwan (R.O.C.)
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- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, 261, Wen-Hua 1st Road, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan, 33303 Taiwan (R.O.C.)
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- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, 261, Wen-Hua 1st Road, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan, 33303 Taiwan (R.O.C.)
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- Department of Nursing, National Taichung University of Science and Technology, No.129, Sec. 3, Sanmin Rd., North Dist., Taichung City, 40401 Taiwan (R.O.C.)
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- Department of Nursing & Graduate Institute of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, 261, Wen-Hua 1st Road, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan, 33303 Taiwan (R.O.C.)
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Kiegaldie D, Shaw L. MammographyOnline: An evaluation of an online mammography education program for radiographers. J Med Imaging Radiat Sci 2020; 51:579-589. [PMID: 32893159 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmir.2020.07.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2020] [Revised: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION In Australia, the gold standard for post graduate education in mammography is the Certificate of Clinical Proficiency in Mammography (CCPM) awarded by the Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (ASMIRT). The award has two components -academic and clinical. This paper reports on the experiences of the first online offering of the academic component, MammographyOnline (MO), by BreastScreen Victoria, Australia. Online learning is well established in health professional education at all levels of learning, however evaluation is essential to ensure its effectiveness and inform future development. METHODS Consenting course participants completed module evaluations, and pre and post program evaluations. Course planners (n = 5) attended a 1-h focus group about the development process. Placement supervisors (n = 3) took part in a 30 min semi-structured telephone interview, identifying views of graduate performance. Survey data and rating scales were analysed descriptively. Qualitative data from surveys and interviews underwent content analysis. RESULTS Course participants found the content of MO to be beneficial but highlighted technical issues and suggested improvements for more interactive methods of delivery. Enablers to the program's development identified by course planners, included having experienced and knowledgeable staff on-board, appropriate project management processes, and management support. Challenges expressed by course planners included staffing for the duration of the project and the burden of time and finances, though all perceived they had produced a high quality, relevant and comprehensive online programme. Supervisors recognised that MO fulfilled the requirements of the academic component of the CCPM but did not supersede the need for the clinical component. CONCLUSIONS Despite numerous challenges associated with its development, the overwhelming view of learners, developers and supervisors was that MO is a high quality academic program of learning, that provides the theory to support and prepare radiographers for their future clinical practice. Some refinement of content, assessment tasks and technical features are required.
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- Debra Kiegaldie
- Eastern Health Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, Monash University, Vic 3128, Australia; Faculty of Health Science, Youth and Community Studies, Holmesglen Institute, 488 South Road, Moorabbin, Victoria 3189, Australia; Eastern Health Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, Monash University, Vic 3128, Australia
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- Faculty of Health Science, Youth and Community Studies, Holmesglen Institute, 488 South Road, Moorabbin, Victoria 3189, Australia.
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Analyzing the Job Demands-Control-Support Model in Work-Life Balance: A Study among Nurses in the European Context. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17082847. [PMID: 32326169 PMCID: PMC7215557 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17082847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The balance of personal life with professional life is a topical issue that is increasingly worrisome due to globalization, the rapid introduction of new technologies into all areas of human life, the overlap between time between work and family, new organizational systems, and changes in the nature of work. This problem is accentuated by professions subjected to intense labor demands, as is the case of nurses. Adopting the Job Demand–Control–Support model, the main purpose of this research is to analyze how these factors lead to a greater or lesser degree of work–life balance. The research proposes a logistic regression model, which was constructed with a sample of 991 nursing professionals from the V European Working Conditions Survey. The results obtained confirm, on the one hand, that there is a significant effect of physical demands (but not psychological demands) on work–life balance. On the other hand, the moderating effects of job control are partially confirmed for psychological demands, and those of supervisor support (but not co-worker support) are partially confirmed for physical demands. In conclusion, the present research shows that effective management of nurses’ work context can decisively contribute to finding the difficult balance between personal and professional time.
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Skuladottir A, Sigurdardottir AO, Svavarsdottir EK. The better sleep better well-being programme: Educating and training community healthcare nurses in developing interventions for families of infants with moderate sleep problems: a pilot study. Scand J Caring Sci 2020; 35:268-276. [PMID: 32240544 DOI: 10.1111/scs.12844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The main aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the benefit of the Better Sleep Better Well-being (BSBW) educational and training intervention programme regarding infants sleep problems for Community Health Care (CHC) nurses, on their perceptions on their family nursing practice skills and on their job demand, control and support. There were 6 CHC nurses who participated in the BSBW programme, and 26 nurses in the comparison group. The programme consisted of 4 sessions (8 hours per session) of lectures on the aetiology of infants sleep problems as well as on evidence-based and family relational practices and on 20 sessions of clinical cases, scenarios, discussions and reflections. The main finding indicated that the nurses in the intervention group reported significantly higher family nursing practices skills compared to the nurses in the comparison group. The findings are promising, since they offered additional resources to the CHC nurses, in their clinical practices.
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Svavarsdottir EK, Sigurdardottir AO, Konradsdottir E, Tryggvadottir GB. The impact of nursing education and job characteristics on nurse's perceptions of their family nursing practice skills. Scand J Caring Sci 2018; 32:1297-1307. [DOI: 10.1111/scs.12573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Accepted: 03/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Erla Kolbrun Svavarsdottir
- University of Iceland; School of Health Sciences; Faculty of Nursing; Reykjavik Iceland
- Landspitali- The National University Hospital in Iceland; Reykjavik Iceland
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- Landspitali- The National University Hospital in Iceland; Reykjavik Iceland
- University of Iceland; School of Health Sciences; Faculty of Nursing; Reykjavik Iceland
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- Landspitali- The National University Hospital in Iceland; Reykjavik Iceland
- University of Iceland; School of Health Sciences; Faculty of Nursing; Reykjavik Iceland
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Lawn S, Zhi X, Morello A. An integrative review of e-learning in the delivery of self-management support training for health professionals. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2017; 17:183. [PMID: 29017521 PMCID: PMC5634849 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-017-1022-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Accepted: 09/29/2017] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND E-learning involves delivery of education through Information and Communication Technology (ITC) using a wide variety of instructional designs, including synchronous and asynchronous formats. It can be as effective as face-to-face training for many aspects of health professional training. There are, however, particular practices and skills needed in providing patient self-management support, such as partnering with patients in goal-setting, which may challenge conventional practice norms. E-learning for the delivery of self-management support (SMS) continuing education to existing health professionals is a relatively new and growing area with limited studies identifying features associated with best acquisition of skills in self-management support. METHODS An integrative literature review examined what is known about e-learning for self-management support. This review included both qualitative and quantitative studies that focused on e-learning provided to existing health professionals for their continuing professional development. Papers were limited to those published in English between 2006 and 2016. Content analysis was used to organize and focus and describe the findings. RESULTS The search returned 1505 articles, with most subsequently excluded based on their title or abstract. Fifty-two full text articles were obtained and checked, with 42 excluded because they did not meet the full criteria. Ten peer-reviewed articles were included in this review. Seven main themes emerged from the content analysis: participants and professions; time; package content; guiding theoretical framework; outcome measures; learning features or formats; and learning barriers. These themes revealed substantial heterogeneity in instructional design and other elements of e-learning applied to SMS, indicating that there is still much to understand about how best to deliver e-learning for SMS skills development. CONCLUSIONS Few e-learning approaches meet the need for high levels of interactivity, reflection, practice and application to practice for health professionals learning to deliver effective SMS. Findings suggest that the context of SMS for patients with chronic condition matters to how health professional training is delivered, to ensure partnership and person-centred care. Further creative approaches and their rigorous evaluation are needed to deliver completely online learning in this space. Blended learning that combines e-learning and face-to-face methods is suggested to support SMS skills development for health professionals.
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- Sharon Lawn
- Flinders Human Behaviour & Health Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Flinders University, PO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001 Australia
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- Flinders Human Behaviour & Health Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Flinders University, PO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001 Australia
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- Flinders Human Behaviour & Health Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Flinders University, PO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001 Australia
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Sigurdardottir AO, Svavarsdottir EK, Juliusdottir S. Family nursing hospital training and the outcome on job demands, control and support. NURSE EDUCATION TODAY 2015; 35:854-858. [PMID: 25825355 DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2015.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2014] [Revised: 02/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/10/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a family systems nursing hospital training educational program (ETI program) on nurses' and midwives' perception of job demands, control, and/or support. Of the nurses and midwives who were working in the Women's and Children's Services Division at The National University Hospital in Iceland, 479 participated in the study on three time periods from 2009 to 2011. Scores for the characteristics of job demands and job control were created to categorize participants into four job types (Karasek and Theorell, 1990). These four job types are high strain (high demand, low control), passive (low demand, low control), low strain (low demand, high control), and active (high demand, high control). However, when the data were evaluated based on the proportion of job characteristics as reported by the nurses and the midwives, no significant difference was found over time (2009 to 2011) (χ(2)=5.203, p=.518). However, based on the results from the independent t-tests at time 1, a significant difference was found amongst the high strain job group regarding perceived support from administrators and colleagues among the nurses and midwives who had taken the ETI program compared to those who had not taken the program (χ(2)=2.218, p=.034). This indicates that the health care professionals who characterized their job to be of high demand but with low control evaluated the support from their administrators and colleagues to be significantly higher if they had taken the ETI program than did the nurses and midwives who did not take the ETI program. These findings are promising because they might, in the long run, increase the nurses' and midwives' autonomy and control over their own work.
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- Anna Olafia Sigurdardottir
- Landspitali, The National University Hospital in Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland; Faculty of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.
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- Landspitali, The National University Hospital in Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland; Faculty of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Social Work, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Cheng YM. Extending the expectation-confirmation model with quality and flow to explore nurses’ continued blended e-learning intention. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & PEOPLE 2014. [DOI: 10.1108/itp-01-2013-0024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to propose a hybrid model based on the expectation-confirmation model (ECM), flow theory, and updated DeLone and McLean information system (IS) success model to examine whether quality factors as the antecedents to nurse beliefs affected nurses’ intention to continue using the blended electronic learning (e-learning) system.
Design/methodology/approach
– Sample data for this study were collected from nurses at five hospitals in Taiwan. A total of 500 questionnaires were distributed, 396 (79.2 percent) questionnaires were returned. Consequently, 378 usable questionnaires were analyzed in this study, with a usable response rate of 75.6 percent. Collected data were analyzed using structural equation modeling.
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– Information quality, system quality, support service quality, and instructor quality contribute significantly to perceived usefulness (PU), confirmation, and flow, which together explain nurses’ satisfaction with the usage of the blended e-learning system, and this in turn leads to their continued system usage intention.
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– First, the application of the ECM with the view of updated DeLone and McLean IS success model reveals deep insights into quality evaluation (including information quality, system quality, and support service quality) in the field of nurses’ e-learning continuance intention. Especially, this study additionally contributes to the identification of instructor quality that may lead to nurses’ continued blended e-learning usage intention. Next, the empirical evidence on capturing both extrinsic motivator (i.e. PU) and intrinsic motivator (i.e. flow) for completely explaining quality antecedents of nurses’ blended e-learning continuance intention is well documented.
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Raemdonck I, Gijbels D, van Groen W. The influence of job characteristics and self-directed learning orientation on workplace learning. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 2014. [DOI: 10.1111/ijtd.12028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Isabel Raemdonck
- Universite catholique de Louvain, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences; Place du Cardinal Mercier; 10, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
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- Regional Centre for Vocational Education and Training; West Brabant The Netherlands
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