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Tele-education on Leprosy: Evaluation of an Educational Strategy
Fecha
2009Registro en:
TELEMEDICINE JOURNAL AND E-HEALTH, v.15, n.6, p.552-559, 2009
1530-5627
10.1089/tmj.2008.0137
Autor
Paixao, Mauricio Pedreira
Miot, Helio Amante
Wen, Chao Lung
Institución
Resumen
The purpose of this research was to evaluate educational strategies applied to a tele-education leprosy course. The curriculum was for members of the Brazilian Family Health Team and was made available through the Sao Paulo Telehealth Portal. The course educational strategy was based on a constructivist learning model where interactivity was emphasized. Authors assessed motivational aspects of the course using the WebMAC Professional tool. Forty-eight healthcare professionals answered the evaluation questionnaire. Adequate internal consistency was achieved (Cronbach`s alpha = 0.79). More than 95% of queried items received good evaluations. Multidimensional analysis according to motivational groups of questions (STIMULATING, MEANINGFUL, ORGANIZED, EASY-TO-USE) showed high agreement. According to WebMAC`s criteria, it was considered an ""awesome course."" The tele-educational strategies implemented for leprosy disclosed high motivational scores.