Accelerating digital health literacy for the treatment of growth disorders: The impact of a massive open online course.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is a rare disorder characterized by inadequate secretion of growth hormone (GH) from the anterior pituitary gland. One of the challenges in optimizing GH therapy is improving adherence. Using digital interventions may overcome barriers to optimum treatment delivery. Massive open online courses (MOOCs), first introduced in 2008, are courses made available over the internet without charge to a large number of people. Here, we describe a MOOC aiming to improve digital health literacy among healthcare professionals managing patients with GHD. Based on pre- and post-course assessments, we evaluate the improvement in participants' knowledge upon completion of the MOOC.

Methods

The MOOC entitled 'Telemedicine: Tools to Support Growth Disor

SUBMITTER: Dimitri P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10151751 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature