Responsiveness of a simple tool for assessing change in behavioral intention after continuing professional development activities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Continuing professional development (CPD) activities are one way that new knowledge can be translated into changes in practice. However, few tools are available for evaluating the extent to which these activities change health professionals' behavior. We developed a questionnaire called CPD-Reaction for assessing the impact of CPD activities on health professionals' clinical behavioral intentions. We evaluated its responsiveness to change in behavioral intention and verified its acceptability among stakeholders.

Methods and findings

We enrolled 376 health professionals who completed CPD-Reaction before and immediately after attending a CPD activity. We contacted them three months later and asked them to self-report on any behavior change. We compared the mean rank

SUBMITTER: Legare F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5411052 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature