In pursuit of a valid Information Assessment Method for continuing education: a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Information Assessment Method (IAM) is a popular tool for continuing education and knowledge translation. After a search for information, the IAM allows the health professional to report what was the search objective, its cognitive impact, as well as any use and patient health benefit associated with the retrieved health information. In continuing education programs, professionals read health information, rate it using the IAM, and earn continuing education credit for this brief individual reflective learning activity. IAM items have been iteratively developed using literature reviews and qualitative studies. Thus, our research question was: what is the content validity of IAM items from the users' perspective?

Methods

A two-step content validation study was c

SUBMITTER: Bindiganavile Sridhar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3842783 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature