The <it>Physiotherapy eSkills Training Online</it> resource improves performance of practical skills: a controlled trial

dc.creator	Preston Elisabeth
dc.creator	Ada Louise
dc.creator	Dean Catherine M
dc.creator	Stanton Rosalyn
dc.creator	Waddington Gordon
dc.creator	Canning Colleen
dc.date	2012-11-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:15:25Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:15:25Z
dc.identifier	10.1186/1472-6920-12-119
dc.identifier	1472-6920
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/cbb721e7d8cc41618993fbcaebf93653
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/17635
dc.description	<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>E-learning is a common and popular mode of educational delivery, but little is known about its effectiveness in teaching practical skills. The aim of this study was to determine whether the <it>Physiotherapy eSkills Training Online</it> resource in addition to usual teaching improved the performance of practical skills in physiotherapy students.</p> <p>Method</p> <p>This study was a non-randomised controlled trial. The participants were graduate entry physiotherapy students enrolled in consecutive semesters of a neurological physiotherapy unit of study. The experimental group received the <it>Physiotherapy eSkills Training Online</it> resource as well as usual teaching. The <it>Physiotherapy eSkills Training Online</it> resource is an online resource incorporating (i) video-clips of patient-therapist simulations; (ii) supportive text describing the aim, rationale, equipment, key points, common errors and methods of progression; and (iii) a downloadable PDF document incorporating the online text information and a still image of the video-clip for each practical skill. The control group received usual teaching only. The primary outcomes were the overall performance of practical skills as well as their individual components, measured using a practical examination.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The implementation of the <it>Physiotherapy eSkills Training Online</it> resource resulted in an increase of 1.6 out of 25 (95% CI −0.1 to 3.3) in the experimental group compared with the control group. In addition, the experimental group scored 0.5 points out of 4 (95% CI 0 to 1.1) higher than the control group for ‘effectiveness of the practical skill’ and 0.6 points out of 4 (95% CI 0.1 to 1.1) higher for ‘rationale for the practical skill’.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>There was improvement in performance of practical skills in students who had access to the <it>Physiotherapy eSkills Training Online</it> resource in addition to usual teaching. Students considered the resource to be very useful for learning.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	BioMed Central
dc.relation	http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6920/12/119
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1472-6920
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	BMC Medical Education, Vol 12, Iss 1, p 119 (2012)
dc.subject	E-learning
dc.subject	Physiotherapy students
dc.subject	Stroke
dc.subject	Practical skills
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.subject	DOAJ:Medicine (General)
dc.subject	DOAJ:Health Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.subject	DOAJ:Medicine (General)
dc.subject	DOAJ:Health Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	The <it>Physiotherapy eSkills Training Online</it> resource improves performance of practical skills: a controlled trial
dc.type	article