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PubMed2006

A nontraditional method of providing radiation protection instruction at a large health science center.

In the 4 quarter of 2001 the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) converted its traditional classroom radiation safety course, taught exclusively in a classroom setting four times each year, to a combined online-classroom format in which the majority of the course is taught online. This change was instituted in an effort to minimize the time spent in the classroom for UAB research personnel. This format should provide the additional benefit of self-paced instruction for course participants. The hypothesis that the combined online/lecture format was as effective as the lecture-only format was tested. A statistical analysis was performed on the average first-attempt test scores of the tests (number of tests = 334) taken during a 2-y period before the online transition (average score = 75.5), and the average first-attempt test scores of the tests (number of tests = 359) taken during a 2-y period after the online transition (average score = 74.1.) A two-tailed Student's t-test was performed on the data. The t-value was 1.73, and P (T< or = t) was 0.083. At alpha = 0.05, the null hypothesis that the two averages are equal cannot be rejected. Thus the online course format appears to be as effective a method of radiation safety instruction as the more traditional, exclusively-classroom method of instruction. This article also reviews steps under consideration to improve the current online course to make it a more effective tool in radiation safety instruction.

Academic Medical Centers↗
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Developing a psychiatric self-instruction module.

The development of a psychiatric assessment self-instructional module that incorporated learning needs assessment, collaboration, implementation, and evaluation is described. A tool as flexible as a self-instructional module responds to various learning styles and is adaptable to continuing education needs.

Education, Nursing, Continuing↗
PubMed1995

[Development and evaluation of self-study material for smoking prevention education].

A booklet for smoking prevention education was developed for junior high school students, which is a role-play activity book for self-study and discusses not only the harmful effects and dependency of smoking but also psychosocial factors affecting smoking behavior among students. The purpose of this material is to provide students with basic information needed to choose a non-smoking lifestyle even without a teacher's direct instruction. Process evaluation and impact evaluation studies were carried out between September 1991 and September 1992. Six hundred sixty-nine students and 9 teachers from three junior high schools in Osaka, Tokyo and Yamagata participated in the process evaluation study. More than 90% of the students were able to complete the material in one school hour and less than 4% students expressed difficulty in learning from the booklet. Nine hundred seventy-seven students from 2 junior high schools in Tokyo participated in an intervention study to evaluate the effectiveness of the material. There were 500 students in the experimental school and 477 students in the control school. All students were given a pretest and posttest, 2 months apart. Knowledge concerning smoking increased and attitudes toward smoking were modified significantly in the experimental school. However, intention to smoke and smoking behavior did not change significantly, due to the small numbers of students with intention to smoke at the time of pretest and because there was not enough time for their intention to change. This study demonstrates the effectiveness of the material in junior high school. However, teacher participation during the instruction is also seen to be necessary for greater effect.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2004

[A meta-analysis of the effects of smoking prevention programs in Korea].

PURPOSE: The purpose of this paper was to describe the characteristics of smoking prevention programs in Korea, to estimate overall effect size of Korean smoking prevention programs, and to investigate effect size variations by program modality and instruction method. METHOD: Meta-analysis was performed on 21 programs in 20 studies. RESULT: The estimation of overall effect size for knowledge and attitude was not possible because effect sizes were not homogeneous in this meta-analysis. However, effect sizes of studies that were socially influential programs or active/interactive methods were larger than information-oriented programs or passive/non-interactive methods in the pictures. The effects for behavioral outcomes were generally not as positive and not statistically significant. Q statistics showed that variations among effect sizes within program modality and instruction method classifications were heterogeneous. CONCLUSION: The results from this meta-analysis support the continued use of socially influential programs and active/interactive methods for smoking prevention programs. Because behavioral effect might be the fundamental objective of smoking prevention programs, the present results indicate that smoking prevention programs should consider adopting more effective programs.

Health Promotion↗
PubMed1984

Program helps nurses develop spiritual care skills.

Recognizing the registered nurse's (RN's) important role in providing spiritual care, the Catholic Health Association of Wisconsin has created a program to prepare nurses to identify and respond to patients' spiritual needs. The program features instruction in theological and ethical issues and a three-month practicum, during which nurses evaluate their abilities to incorporate an awareness of spirituality into professional practice. A patient questionnnaire enables an objective measurement of the program's effect on nurses' care-giving skills. The program's ultimate goal is to formalize the RN's role as a member of the spiritual care team in the Catholic health care facility. The program represents not only an opportunity to contribute to the RN's professional growth but also to advance the Catholic health care mission.

Catholicism↗