A Blended Learning Course on the Diagnostics of Mental Disorders: Multicenter Cluster Randomized Noninferiority Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical diagnoses determine if and how therapists treat their patients. As misdiagnoses can have severe adverse effects, disseminating evidence-based diagnostic skills into clinical practice is highly important.

Objective

This study aimed to develop and evaluate a blended learning course in a multicenter cluster randomized controlled trial.

Methods

Undergraduate psychology students (N=350) enrolled in 18 university courses at 3 universities. The courses were randomly assigned to blended learning or traditional synchronous teaching. The primary outcome was the participants' performances in a clinical diagnostic interview after the courses. The secondary outcomes were diagnostic knowledge and participants' reactions to the courses. All outcomes were analyzed

SUBMITTER: Bonnin G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11635323 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature