Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Conditions
Brief summary
This study aims to compare the impacts of two versions of a continuing education activity targeted at COPD case managers on educational outcomes: 1) participation; 2) satisfaction; 3) learning; 4) competence; 5) performance; 6) patient health outcomes.
Detailed description
This study has a quasi-experimental design. The study is based on the Expanded Outcomes Framework for Planning and Assessing Continung Medical Education by Moore (2009). One groupe of participants will attend the former version of the continuing education activity, and the other group will attend its new version. Data will be collected at T0 (before the activity, which will be held at T1); at T2 (immediately after the activity); at T3 (1-month post-activity); at T4 (2-month post-activity); at T5 (4-month post-activity); at T6 (10-month post-activity). Participation will be assessed at T0. Satisfaction will be assessed at T2. Learning will be assessed at T0 and T3. Competence will be assessed at T2. Performance will be assessed at T4. Patient health outcomes will be assessed at T5 and T6.
Interventions
OTHERActive learning
1-day continuing education activity consisting of a lecture on patient education.
OTHERPassive learning
1-day continuing education activity consisting of a brief lecture on patient education and workshops.
Sponsors
Laval University
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
for attendees: * Attending the continuing education activity * Providing patient education to individuals with COPD in professional setting.
Exclusion criteria
for attendees: * None Inclusion criteria for COPD patients: * Doctor-diagnosed COPD.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 2-month post-intervention | We will videotape patient education intervention delivered by attendees in their professional practice and will assess the quality of the delivered patient education intervention using a set a pre-defined criteria. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Satisfaction | Immediately post-intervention | We will measured the extent to which attendees' expectations about the continuing education activity are met, using a self-administered questionnaire. |
| Learning | Prior to and 1-month post-intervention | We will measured declarative and procedural knowledge about patient education in attendees, using a validated self-administered questionnaire. |
| Competence | Prior and immediately post-intervention | We will measure attendees' self-reported competences in achieving learning activity objectives, using a self-administered questionnaire. |
| Patient health outcomes | 4-month and 10-month post-intervention | We will measured COPD patients' health-related quality of life, self-management skills, and health utilization, using validated interviewer-administered questionnaires. |
Countries
Canada
Contacts
Primary ContactMyriam Gagne, MSc
Outcome results
None listed