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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
The Value of E-Learning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Volume 37, No. 9, Year 2016
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BACKGROUND Healthcare workers (HCWs) lack familiarity with evidence-based guidelines for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). There is good evidence that effective educational interventions help to facilitate guideline implementation, so we investigated whether e-learning could enhance HCW knowledge of HAI prevention guidelines. METHODS We developed an electronic course (e-course) and tested its usability and content validity. An international sample of voluntary learners submitted to a pretest (T0) that determined their baseline knowledge of guidelines, and they subsequently studied the e-course. Immediately after studying the course, posttest 1 (T1) assessed the immediate learning effect. After 3 months, during which participants had no access to the course, a second posttest (T2) evaluated the residual learning effect. RESULTS A total of 3,587 HCWs representing 79 nationalities enrolled: 2,590 HCWs (72%) completed T0; 1,410 HCWs (39%) completed T1; and 1,011 HCWs (28%) completed T2. The median study time was 193 minutes (interquartile range [IQR], 96-306 minutes) The median scores were 52% (IQR, 44%-62%) for T0, 80% (IQR, 68%-88%) for T1, and 74% (IQR, 64%-84%) for T2. The immediate learning effect (T0 vs T1) was +24% (IQR, 12%-34%; P<.001), and a residual effect (T0 vs T2) of +18% (IQR 8-28) remained (P<.001). A 200-minute study time was associated with a maximum immediate learning effect (28%). A study time >300 minutes yielded the greatest residual effect (24%). CONCLUSIONS Moderate time invested in e-learning yielded significant immediate and residual learning effects. Decision makers could consider promoting e-learning as a supporting tool in HAI prevention. © 2016 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Labeau, Sonia O.
Belgium, Ghent
Hogeschool Gent
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Rello, Jordi
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Dimopoulos, George T.
Greece, Athens
Attikon University Hospital
Lipman, Jeffrey
Australia, Brisbane
The University of Queensland
Öztürk, Candan
Turkey, Kucukcekmece
İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim University
Blot, Stijn I.
Australia, Brisbane
The University of Queensland
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Statistics
Citations: 17
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1017/ice.2016.107
ISSN:
0899823X
Research Areas
Health System And Policy