Evaluation of a falls education program in Victoria – comparing traditional face-to-face facilitation with e-mail based facilitation

Comparing online versus face-to-face facilitation of an education program for physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and nurses, addressing exercise prescription for falls prevention, on course satisfaction, knowledge and perceived change in clinical performance.

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12610000135011

Enrollment

Registered

2010-02-10

Start date

2010-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

In this study we are seeking to evaluate the implementation of an education program addressing exercise prescription for falls prevention designed for health professionals in regional Victoria. In particular, a face-to-face mode of facilitation will be compared with online based facilitation.

Interventions

Online Education Program in Exercise Prescription for Falls Prevention. The online education program will be delivered via the 'Moodle' online learning system, with 4 x 2 hour sessions, followed by a multiple choice question examination, and a course evaluation survey. This mode of delivery will involve no face-to-face contact between faciliator and participant.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Educational / counselling / training

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Current Practising Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Nurse. Contact with patients at risk of falls Access to Internet

Exclusion criteria

Profession other than nurse, physiotherapist or occupational therapist. No access to internet. No interaction with falls risk clientele.

Outcome results