Evaluation of a Digital COPD Education Program for Healthcare Professionals in Long-Term Care: A Mixed Methods StudyVisa övriga samt affilieringar
2022 (Engelska)Ingår i: The International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, ISSN 1176-9106, E-ISSN 1178-2005, Vol. 17, s. 905-918
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Abstract [en]
Background: Lack of routines and competence among healthcare professionals have been reported as barriers to COPD management in long-term care. Online education could be used as a strategy to make COPD education more accessible.
Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate a digital COPD education program for healthcare professionals in long-term care regarding feasibility, knowledge and working procedures.
Methods: A randomized controlled feasibility trial with a convergent mixed methods design was conducted. Two municipalities in Sweden were randomized to intervention (n=20) or control (n=17). The intervention was a digital COPD education program accessible for three months. Data was collected through questionnaires on COPD-specific knowledge, conceptual knowledge, feasibility and usage of the COPD Web platform. Repeated individual interviews using a semi-structured interview guide was also performed. Quantitative and qualitative findings were merged using a mixed methods design.
Results: The digital COPD education program appears feasible based on the expressed satisfaction of the healthcare workers and their reports that it supported them in their work. Across questionnaires, objective COPD-specific knowledge increased by 14 to 16 percentage points in the intervention group compared to 0 to 6 percentage points in the control group (p=0.001). The objective increase in COPD-specific knowledge was also captured in the interviews, where a perceived increase in knowledge led to increased security and focus on COPD management. Few changes in working procedures were expressed, but participants felt that attention was raised regarding COPD and the importance of preventive healthcare services. In addition, increased knowledge of healthcare services provided by other involved professions was emphasized, leading to discussions with other professions in relation to COPD management.
Conclusion: A digital COPD education program is feasible and can increase the COPD-specific knowledge of healthcare professionals in long-term care, leading to increased focus on COPD-related issues. More comprehensive measures, including organizational changes, might be needed to change working procedures.
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Dove press , 2022. Vol. 17, s. 905-918
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e-health, feasibility, work task, qualitative longitudinal research, questionnaire
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-194111DOI: 10.2147/copd.s353187ISI: 000791768200005PubMedID: 35497374Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85129780793OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-194111DiVA, id: diva2:1653987
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Hjärt-Lungfonden, 20160505Konung Gustaf V:s och Drottning Victorias Frimurarestiftelse
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The abstract of this paper was presented at the European Respiratory Society Annual Conference 2021 as a poster presentation with interim findings. The poster’s abstract was published in “Poster Abstracts” in European Respiratory Journal 2021 58: PA758; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2021.PA758.
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