Background

Adequate vaccine storage is a prerequisite for assuring effective vaccinations yet storage conditions in practices are frequently inadequate. The online learning program Keep Cool aims at improving knowledge on international best practices. This study evaluates the program’s learning effectiveness focusing on key indicators for knowledge on vaccine storage, such as temperature target range (2 to 8 °C) and documentation requirements.

Methods

Participants were recruited from within a university teaching practice network. Knowledge was measured with an online-based questionnaire (11 correct items = optimal vaccine storage knowledge) which was completed before and after the online program.

Results

60 physicians and practice assistants from 25 practices participated. The mean knowledge score was 5.6 correct answers (standard deviation [SD] 1.9), which increased to 9.8 (SD 1.2) after program participation (p < 0.001). The item with the highest net change addressed the need for twice-daily documentation of temperatures (+76.7%). Knowledge of the lower and upper temperature targets improved from 58% respectively 63% to 100% each. Optimal vaccine storage knowledge after participation (38% of participants) was associated neither with age, gender, occupational group nor practice type.

Conclusion

The new online education program showed a high learning effectiveness regarding key indicators for the quality of vaccine storage management.

Clinical Trial Registry Number: DRKS00006561.

中文翻译：

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在一般实践中提高有关疫苗存储管理的知识：在线计划的学习效果

背景

足够的疫苗储存是确保有效疫苗接种的前提，但实践中的储存条件经常不足。在线学习计划Keep Cool旨在提高有关国际最佳实践的知识。这项研究评估该计划的学习效果，重点是有关疫苗存储知识的关键指标，例如目标温度范围（2至8°C）和文件要求。

方法

参与者是从大学教学实践网络中招募的。知识是通过基于在线的问卷（11个正确项目=最佳疫苗存储知识）进行测量的，该问卷在在线计划之前和之后完成。

结果

来自25个诊所的60名医师和实践助理参加了会议。知识平均得分为5.6个正确答案（标准差[SD] 1.9），在参与计划后增加到9.8（SD 1.2）（p <0.001）。净变化最大的项目解决了每天两次记录温度的需求（+ 76.7％）。较低和较高温度目标的知识分别从58％和63％提高到100％。参与后的最佳疫苗存储知识（参与者的38％）与年龄，性别，职业群体或执业类型均无关。

结论

新的在线教育计划显示出关于疫苗存储管理质量关键指标的高学习效率。

临床试验注册号： DRKS00006561。