Knowledge of professional healthcare providers about sickle cell disease: Impact of a distance education course.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the impact of the distance education course "Sickle Cell Disease: Primary Health Care Line" on knowledge acquisition of professional healthcare providers.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted with a quantitative approach at the Educational and Support Center for Hemoglobinopathies (Cehmob-MG), state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 2016. One hundred and fifty-three out of 300 professional healthcare providers were invited to participate in the proposed distance course. Of the participating professional healthcare providers, 72 (47%) successfully concluded the course (Group A), whereas 81 (53%) did not complete their course assignments and did not meet the minimum requirements for regular attendance (Group B). Knowledge acquisition was assessed with th

SUBMITTER: Diniz KKS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6738483 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan - Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature