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- Title
Evaluation of the impact of a nationwide massive online open course on the appropriate use of antimicrobials.
- Authors
Pérez-Moreno, María Antonia; Peñalva-Moreno, Germán; Praena, Julia; González-González, Ana; Martínez-Cañavate, María Teresa; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Cisneros, José Miguel; Pérez-Moreno, María Antonia; Peñalva-Moreno, Germán; González-González, Ana; Martínez-Cañavate, María Teresa; Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús; Cisneros, José Miguel
- Abstract
<bold>Objectives: </bold>To evaluate the impact of a massive online open course (MOOC) design on the appropriate use of antimicrobial agents, to determine specific study areas with better learning outcomes and to identify weak points.<bold>Methods: </bold>A pre- and post-intervention study in the context of a training course on infectious diseases aimed at health professionals. We designed a questionnaire with 30 questions related to the management of infectious diseases in different clinical situations. Participants had to answer the questions based on their competencies and training for these situations. We analysed the scores obtained before and after the course and the resulting progress. In addition, an open response section was provided to enable a qualitative evaluation.<bold>Results: </bold>Two thousand one hundred and forty-eight health professionals were enrolled in the course. The questionnaire was completed before and after the course by 606 participants, mainly physicians (81.2%) and pharmacists (15.4%). The mean overall scores for the pre- and post-course questionnaires were 6.2 (SD 1.38) and 7.9 (SD 0.88), respectively (overall score increase = 1.8, SD 1.21, P < 0.001). A significant increase in self-assessment was detected (P < 0.001) for all the questions. Qualitative assessments were provided by 218 participants with 225 comments, most of which were very positive.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>The course with a MOOC design showed a great teaching capacity in the infectious diseases area for all the clinical situations analysed, notably in the management of severe infections with higher mortality. For future editions of this training activity, the need to include other infectious diseases, especially infections in primary care, was highlighted.
- Subjects
ANTI-infective agents; MASSIVE open online courses; QUESTIONNAIRES; QUALITATIVE research; PHYSICIANS' attitudes; COMMUNICABLE diseases; COMPARATIVE studies; DRUG utilization; EDUCATIONAL technology; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; MEDICAL preceptorship; RESEARCH; EVALUATION research; EVALUATION of human services programs
- Publication
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (JAC), 2018, Vol 73, Issue 8, p2231
- ISSN
0305-7453
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1093/jac/dky149