Facebook as a Novel Tool for Continuous Professional Education on Dementia: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social network sites (SNSs) are widely exploited in health education and communication by the general public, including patients with various conditions. Nevertheless, there is an absence of evidence evaluating SNSs in connecting health professionals for professional purposes.

Objective

This pilot randomized controlled trial was designed to evaluate the feasibility of an intervention aiming to investigate the effects of a continuous professional education program utilizing Facebook to obtain knowledge on dementia and care for patients with dementia.

Methods

Eighty health professionals from Hong Kong were recruited for participation in the study and randomized at a 1:1 ratio by a block randomization method to the intervention group (n=40) and control group (

SUBMITTER: Chan WS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7298630 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature