ABSTRACT

Knowledge about research in medical and allied health fields is an integral part of professional development in patient care practice. However, completion of an exclusive research degree is not always feasible for clinicians. In such a scenario, short interactive educational sessions may serve to effectively enhance research knowledge in clinicians. Our study aimed at determining the impact of short, interactive educational sessions on knowledge about quantitative and qualitative research in dietetic professionals. In a pre–post-test single group interventional design, 34 clinical dietitians were pre-tested, exposed to interactive educational interventions, followed by a post-test. The scores were compared using paired samples t-test. There were significant improvements in the knowledge during post-test compared with pre-test. A greater overall improvement was observed in participants who were graduates, as well as those who were clinicians compared to postgraduates and academicians, respectively. A series of short, interactive educational sessions on research may provide an effective way to enhance research interest and knowledge of clinical professionals. Such sessions may play a vital part in improving the chances of better, and research-informed, patient health care provision.

摘要

关于医学和相关健康领域研究的知识是患者护理实践专业发展的一个组成部分。然而，对于临床医生来说，完成独家研究学位并不总是可行的。在这种情况下，简短的交互式教育课程可以有效地提高临床医生的研究知识。我们的研究旨在确定简短的互动式教育课程对饮食专业人员定量和定性研究知识的影响。在测试前单组干预设计中，对 34 名临床营养师进行了预先测试，接受互动教育干预，然后进行后测。使用配对样本t比较分数-测试。与前测相比，后测的知识有显着提高。与研究生和院士相比，研究生和临床医生的参与者的整体改善更大。一系列关于研究的简短、互动的教育课程可以提供一种有效的方式来提高临床专业人员的研究兴趣和知识。此类会议可能在提高提供更好、研究知情的患者医疗保健服务的机会方面发挥重要作用。