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| Title |
Improving health Professional’s knowledge of hepatitis B using cartoon based learning tools: a retrospective analysis of pre and post tests
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| Published in |
BMC Medical Education, November 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12909-014-0244-7 |
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| Authors |
Moira G Sim, Ashleigh C McEvoy, Toni D Wain, Eric L Khong |
| Abstract |
BackgroundHepatitis B serology is complex and a lack of knowledge in interpretation contributes to the inadequate levels of screening and referral for highly effective hepatitis antiviral treatments. This knowledge gap needs to be addressed so that current and future healthcare professionals are more confident in the detection and assessment of hepatitis B to improve the uptake of treatment and reduce long-term complications from the disease. Cartoons have been used effectively as a teaching tool in other settings and were considered as a potentially useful teaching aid in explaining hepatitis B serology. This study examines the impact of cartoons in improving healthcare professionals¿ knowledge.MethodsA cartoon based learning tool designed to simplify the complexities of hepatitis B serology was developed as part of an online learning program for medical practitioners, nurses and students in these professions. A retrospective analysis was carried out of pre and post online test results.ResultsAn average improvement of 96% of correct answers to case study questions in hepatitis B serology was found across all ten questions following the use of an online cartoon based learning tool.ConclusionThe data indicates a significant improvement of participants¿ knowledge of hepatitis B serology from pre-test to post-test immediately following an online cartoon based learning tool. However, further research is required to measure its long term impact. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 3 | 50% |
| Unknown | 3 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 5 | 83% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 72 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 72 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 9 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 10% |
| Researcher | 6 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 8% |
| Lecturer | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 18 | 25% |
| Unknown | 21 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 25 | 35% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 13% |
| Arts and Humanities | 4 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 5 | 7% |
| Unknown | 22 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 November 2014.
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#13,859,387
of 23,881,329 outputs
Outputs from BMC Medical Education
#1,729
of 3,576 outputs
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#180,390
of 367,403 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Medical Education
#30
of 67 outputs
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