| Case-based e-learning to improve the attitude of medical students towards occupational health, a randomised controlled trial. | |
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PMID: 22034545 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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ObjectivesUndergraduate medical teaching in occupational health (OH) is a challenge in universities around the world. Case-based e-learning with an attractive clinical context could improve the attitude of medical students towards OH. The study question is whether case-based e-learning for medical students is more effective in improving knowledge, satisfaction and a positive attitude towards OH than non-case-based textbook learning.MethodsParticipants, 141 second year medical students, were randomised to either case-based e-learning or text-based learning. Outcome measures were knowledge, satisfaction and attitude towards OH, measured at baseline, directly after the intervention, after 1 week and at 3-month follow-up.ResultsOf the 141 participants, 130 (92%) completed the questionnaires at short-term follow-up and 41 (29%) at 3-month follow-up. At short-term follow-up, intervention and control groups did not show a significant difference in knowledge nor satisfaction but attitude towards OH was significantly more negative in the intervention group (F=4.041, p=0.047). At 3-month follow-up, there were no significant differences between intervention and control groups for knowledge, satisfaction and attitude.ConclusionsWe found a significant decrease in favourable attitude during the internship in the experimental group compared with the control group. There were no significant differences in knowledge or satisfaction between case-based e-learning and text-based learning. The attitude towards OH should be further investigated as an outcome of educational programmes. |
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P B A Smits; L de Graaf; K Radon; A G de Boer; N R Bos; F J H van Dijk; J H A M Verbeek |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-10-27 |
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Title: Occupational and environmental medicine Volume: - ISSN: 1470-7926 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Oct |
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Created Date: 2011-10-28 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9422759 Medline TA: Occup Environ Med Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. |
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