| Title: |
Building Capacity for Research and Audit: Outcomes of a Training Workshop for Pacific Physicians and Nurses |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Ekeroma, Alec J.; Kenealy, Tim; Shulruf, Boaz; Nosa, Vili; Hill, Andrew |
| Source: |
Journal of Education and Training Studies. Jul 2015 3(4):179-192. |
| Availability: |
Redfame Publishing Inc. 9450 SW Gemini Drive #99416, Beaverton, OR 97008. Tel: 503-828-0536 ext. 503; Fax: 503-828-0537; e-mail: jets@redfame.com; Web site: http://jets.redfame.com |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
14 |
| Publication Date: |
2015 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires |
| Descriptors: |
Foreign Countries; Capacity Building; Workshops; Physicians; Nurses; Sexuality; Birth; Online Surveys; Questionnaires; Stakeholders; Pretests Posttests; Response Rates (Questionnaires); Knowledge Level; Research Needs |
| Geographic Terms: |
Cook Islands; Fiji; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Tonga; Vanuatu |
| ISSN: |
2324-805X |
| Abstract: |
Building the research capacity of clinicians in the Pacific Island countries is important in addressing evidence gaps relevant to local policy and clinical practice. This paper aimed to assess the effectiveness of a reproductive health research workshop in increasing research knowledge and intention to perform research amongst a diverse group of clinicians. An online survey of clinicians and stakeholders in the Pacific Islands informed a research workshop curriculum. Physicians and nurses/midwives (n = 28) from six Pacific Island countries were selected as workshop participants as part of a research capacity building program. Questionnaires before and after the workshop were used to measure the changes in knowledge, confidence, competence, attitudes and intention to perform research and these were analysed thematically. Sixty-three of 85 (74%) stakeholders and clinicians responded to an online survey, which informed workshop curriculum development. Of the 28 workshop participants, seven were obstetrician-gynaecologists, eight junior physicians and eleven nurses/midwives. The mean pre-test score was 36% (±10) and the post-test was 43% (±6) (p |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Number of References: |
41 |
| Entry Date: |
2015 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1067242 |
| Database: |
ERIC |