Diabetic Foot Care Course: A Quasi-Experimental Study on E-Learning Versus Interactive Workshop Publisher



Aalaa M¹ ; Sanjari M² ; Amini MR³ ; Ramezani G¹ ; Mehrdad N^{4, 5} ; Tehrani MRM⁶ ; Bigdeli S¹ ; Adibi H⁷ ; Larijani B⁶ ; Sohrabi Z¹ Show Affiliations
Source: Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders Published:2021

Abstract

Background: Nurses, as multidisciplinary Diabetic Foot Care (DFC) team members, need to be trained in DF prevention and management. Regarding the increasing use of e-learning educational courses as the new learning strategy with potential benefits among health care providers, this study attempted to evaluate the educational effects of an e-learning course on DFC compared to that of an interactive workshop in the related knowledge attainment. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study compared two non-randomized groups consisting of nurses who attended an e-learning course (intervention group) and a face-to-face interactive workshop (control group) on DFC using a pre- and post-test design. The eligible nurses enrolled by convenience sampling. All five e-modules on DF prevention and care were the same for both groups. A P value of <0.05 was considered as significant. Results: The study findings indicated that both e-learning course and interactive workshop increased DFC knowledge among nurses. There is a significant difference between the learning level (after training) in the intervention and control groups (P < 0.01). Conclusions: The findings suggest that the e-learning course of DF could be as effective as conventional educational methods. However, considering the time, cost savings and providing an opportunity to learn anytime and anywhere, of the e-learning course, it is recommend for the future and required that more health care providers be trained to use of distance learning. © 2021, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.