Alcohol abuse management in primary care: an e-learning course
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Background: The mental health knowledge gap challenges public health. The Alcohol Abuse Management in Primary Care (AAMPC) is an e-learning course designed to cover alcohol-related problems from the primary care perspective. The goal of this study was to verify if the AAMPC was able to enhance healthcare professionals' alcohol-related problems knowledge. Materials and Methods: One hundred subscriptions for the AAMPC were offered through the federal telehealth program. The course was instructor-led and had nine weekly classes, delivered synchronously or asynchronously, at the students' convenience, using a varied array of learning tools. At the beginning, students took a test that provided a positive score, related to critical knowledge for clinical management, and a negative score, related to misconceptions about alcohol-related problems. The test was repeated 2 months after course completion. Results: Thirty-three students completed the course. The positive score improved significantly ( p <0.001), but not the negative score. Students with previous experience with e-courses presented greater improvement on the positive score ( p <0.036). Eighty-percent of the students thought the course excelled in meeting its objectives. Web conferences and video and audio recordings were the most appreciated learning tools. Course satisfaction was negatively related to frequency of Internet access (Spearman's rho=−0.455, p =0.022). Conclusions: E-learning was highly appreciated as a learning tool, especially by students with the least frequency of Internet use. Nonetheless, it worked better for those previously familiar with e-courses. The AAMPC e-course provided effective knowledge transmission and retention. Complementary strategies to reduce misconceptions about alcohol-related problems must be developed for the training of primary care staff.
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In Brazil, health-care workers expressed satisfaction with an online course to enhance primary care professionals' knowledge about clinical management of alcohol misuse.
“health-care workers expressed satisfaction with the course”
From Internet-Based Interventions for the Prevention and Treatment of Mental Disorders in Latin America: A Scoping Review (2019) · cites this paper as [42]
There was no reduction in stigma and prejudice related to alcohol problems after the Brazilian online course.
“First, there was no reduction in stigma and prejudice related to alcohol problems.”
From Internet-Based Interventions for the Prevention and Treatment of Mental Disorders in Latin America: A Scoping Review (2019) · cites this paper as [42]
The comparison between pre- and postcourse scores suggests that general knowledge about alcohol addiction did not improve over time in the Brazilian online course.
“Second, the comparison between pre- and postcourse scores suggests that general knowledge about alcohol addiction did not improve over time.”
From Internet-Based Interventions for the Prevention and Treatment of Mental Disorders in Latin America: A Scoping Review (2019) · cites this paper as [42]
E-learning is a useful medium for teaching mental health issues.
“This indicates that e-learning is a useful medium for teaching mental health issues.”
From Internet-Based Interventions for the Prevention and Treatment of Mental Disorders in Latin America: A Scoping Review (2019) · cites this paper as [42]
The lack of a control group in the Brazilian online course did not allow the performance of e-learning to be compared with traditional face-to-face teaching.
“Finally, the lack of a control group did not allow the performance of e-learning to be compared with traditional face-to-face teaching.”
From Internet-Based Interventions for the Prevention and Treatment of Mental Disorders in Latin America: A Scoping Review (2019) · cites this paper as [42]
A significant improvement in knowledge about the clinical management of alcohol-related problems was observed after the Brazilian online course.
“and a significant improvement in their knowledge about the clinical management of alcohol-related problems was observed.”
From Internet-Based Interventions for the Prevention and Treatment of Mental Disorders in Latin America: A Scoping Review (2019) · cites this paper as [42]
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- Authors
- Pereira, C. A., Wen, C. L., & Tavares, H.
- Affiliations
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Corresponding author
- Pereira, Celina Andrade
- Venue
- Telemedicine and e-Health
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2015-03
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 200-206
- ISSN
- 1530-5627 (ISSN-L)
- 1556-3669
- OpenAlex
- W1618588076
- Cited by
- 20
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
- 2024: 3 · 2022: 4 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2
- FWCI
- 1.07
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Locations
- Telemedicine Journal and e-Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Innovations in Medical Education
- Social Sciences › Education › Online and Blended Learning
- Social Sciences › Education › E-Learning and COVID-19
- Keywords
- alcohol abuse, alcohol-related problems, primary care, online learning, continuing medical education, healthcare workers, knowledge gaps, telemedicine, web conferences, internet access, course satisfaction
- MeSH terms
- Alcoholism, Brazil, Computer-Assisted Instruction, Education, Medical, Educational Measurement, Female, Humans, Male, Primary Health Care, Students, Medical, Program Evaluation, Telemedicine, Disease Management, Education, Distance, Internet
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