The Effectiveness of Mobile-Learning in Teaching Corrective Exercises to Scoliosis Patients: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Abstract Background: Mobile-learning (M-learning) has recently provided new opportunities and facilitated patient education due to its attractiveness and ease of access. As a result, the present study aimed to design an application (app) and evaluate the effectiveness of M-learning in teaching CEx to patients suffering from scoliosis.Methods: This quasi-experimental study was fulfilled in two phases, namely, app design and educational intervention among scoliosis patients, and then reflections on the effectiveness of the app and educational intervention implementation concerned. Within the implementation step, the scoliosis patients referred to the rehabilitation center affiliated with Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran, were divided into case and control groups upon imaging and grading their spine curvature. The effectiveness of the educational intervention was also assessed through the rate of recovery in spine curvature and users’ opinions and satisfaction with the app usability via the User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ). Results: In this sense, the accuracy index was equal to 100% based on physiotherapists’ approval. The level of satisfaction with the educational intervention in the case group with a mean value of 97% was also higher than that in the controls (88%). Moreover, the values of the Cob angle change in the case group were significantly higher than that in the controls. Based on the analysis of the UEQ outcomes, the highest and the lowest levels of satisfaction among the users were associated with the “perspicuity” and “stimulation” dimensions of the app, respectively.Conclusion: Given that the new models of care are today mostly focused on the role of patients, moving toward patient self-management, the app designed here could be utilized as a model for developing broader similar systems and programs for treatment management, patient monitoring, emergency response, personalized health monitoring, and widespread access to health care information.

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The Effectiveness of Mobile-Learning in Teaching Corrective Exercises to Scoliosis Patients: A Quasi-Experimental Study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-931752/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Arefeh heshmati ◽

Hakimeh Hazrati ◽

Zahra Salahzade ◽

Peyman Rezaei hachesu Rezaei hachesu ◽

Nushin khalili ekrami ◽

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Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Mobile Learning ◽

Educational Intervention ◽

Access To Health Care ◽

Models Of Care ◽

Mean Value ◽

Case Group ◽

Health Care Information ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Spine Curvature

Abstract Background Mobile-learning (M-learning) has recently provided new opportunities and facilitated patient education due to its attractiveness and ease of access. As a result, the present study aimed to design an application (app) and evaluate the effectiveness of M-learning in teaching CEx to patients suffering from scoliosis. Methods This quasi-experimental study was fulfilled in two phases, namely, app design and educational intervention among scoliosis patients, and then reflections on the effectiveness of the app and educational intervention implementation concerned. Within the implementation step, the scoliosis patients referred to the rehabilitation center affiliated with Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran, were divided into case and control groups upon imaging and grading their spine curvature. The effectiveness of the educational intervention was also assessed through the rate of recovery in spine curvature and users’ opinions and satisfaction with the app usability via the User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ). Results In this sense, the accuracy index was equal to 100% based on physiotherapists’ approval. The level of satisfaction with the educational intervention in the case group with a mean value of 97% was also higher than that in the controls (88%). Moreover, the values of the Cob angle change in the case group were significantly higher than that in the controls. Based on the analysis of the UEQ outcomes, the highest and the lowest levels of satisfaction among the users were associated with the “perspicuity” and “stimulation” dimensions of the app, respectively. Conclusion Given that the new models of care are today mostly focused on the role of patients, moving toward patient self-management, the app designed here could be utilized as a model for developing broader similar systems and programs for treatment management, patient monitoring, emergency response, personalized health monitoring, and widespread access to health care information.

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Effect of educational intervention on nurses knowledge about palliative care: Quasi-experimental study

Nurse Education in Practice ◽

10.1016/j.nepr.2021.102991 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 51 ◽

pp. 102991

Author(s):

Tuğba Menekli ◽

Runida Doğan ◽

Çiğdem Erce ◽

İsmail Toygar

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Palliative Care ◽

Educational Intervention ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Nurses Knowledge

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Effects of the home-based educational intervention on health outcomes among primarily Hispanic children with asthma: a quasi-experimental study

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-019-7272-5 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Juha Baek ◽

Ke Huang ◽

Lucia Conner ◽

Niko Tapangan ◽

Xiaohui Xu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Health Outcomes ◽

Educational Intervention ◽

Hispanic Children ◽

Home Based ◽

Children With Asthma ◽

Quasi Experimental

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Telephone interventions for adherence to colpocytological examination

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/1518-8345.1683.2844 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 25 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Thais Marques Lima ◽

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Ana Izabel Oliveira Nicolau ◽

Francisco Herlânio Costa Carvalho ◽

Camila Teixeira Moreira Vasconcelos ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cervical Cancer ◽

Experimental Study ◽

Educational Intervention ◽

Educational Interventions ◽

Inclusion Criteria ◽

Examination Method ◽

Before And After ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Behavioral Group ◽

Health Education And Promotion

ABSTRACT Objective: to test the effects of behavioral and educational intervention by telephone on adherence of women with inappropriate periodicity to colpocytological examination. Method: quasi-experimental study with a sample of 524 women, selected with the following inclusion criteria: be aged between 25 and 64 years, have initiated sexual activity, have inappropriate periodicity of examination and have mobile or landline phone. The women were divided into two groups for application of behavioral and educational intervention by telephone. It was used an intervention script according to the principles of Motivational Interviewing. Results: on comparing the results before and after the behavioral and educational interventions, it was found that there was a statistically significant change (p = 0.0283) with increase of knowledge of women who participated in the educational intervention. There was no change in the attitude of women of any of the groups and there was an increase of adherence to colpocytological examination in both groups (p < 0.0001), with greater adherence of women participating in the behavioral group (66.8%). Conclusion: the behavioral and educational interventions by phone were effective in the adherence of women to colpocytological examination, representing important strategies for permanent health education and promotion of care for the prevention of cervical cancer.

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Effects of an Educational Intervention on Angolan Adolescents’ Knowledge of Human Reproduction: A Quasi-Experimental Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16245155 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (24) ◽

pp. 5155

Author(s):

Natércia Almeida ◽

Andreia Teixeira ◽

José Garcia ◽

Natália Martins ◽

Carla Ramalho

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Sex Education ◽

Civic Education ◽

Educational Intervention ◽

Human Reproduction ◽

Human Biology ◽

Control Group ◽

Human Fertilization ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

The Impact

Background and objectives: Sex education is a necessity and a right of young people in Angola. However, this education is deficient or even absent in various subsystems and, therefore, the impact of an educational intervention on human biology and sexuality was addressed. Materials and methods: This quasi-experimental study employed a non-equivalent control group, pre-test post-test design. It was conducted with students from three secondary schools (6th to 12th grade, two public and one private) in Huambo (Angola), between June and December 2017. First, a questionnaire was distributed to assess the students’ knowledge on aspects related to sexual maturation, psychological development, gynecological organs’ anatomy, human fertilization, contraception, and risks of unprotected sexuality. Then, an educational program was developed by the principal investigator along with the school’s moral and civic education and biology teachers selected for a group of students (experimental group, EG); the others constituted the control group (CG). Classes were held on non-working days, on Saturday mornings (8:00 to 10:00 a.m.), so as not to interfere with the school calendar. The initial questionnaire was redistributed two months later to assess the impact of the intervention. Results: Of the 589 individuals included (mean age of 16.8 ± 2.5 years), 56.7% were males. EG (n = 241) consisted of students from the public school and CG (n = 348) by students from public and private schools. The last part of the questionnaire consisted of 30 questions to assess students’ knowledge, and in 23 of these questions, both groups showed no differences at baseline. After the intervention, the EG showed significant improvements (p < 0.05), while the CG revealed only slight improvements. Conclusions: Students from Huambo province have a significant lack of knowledge on human biology and sexuality. Rigorous development and evaluation of interventions addressing multiple individual and environmental level factors is needed, notably for effective education in human biology and sexuality.

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A theory-based educational intervention to pediatricians in order to improve identification and referral of maternal depression: a quasi-experimental study

Annals of General Psychiatry ◽

10.1186/1744-859x-12-37 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 37 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Eirini Agapidaki ◽

Kyriakos Souliotis ◽

Stylianos Christogiorgos ◽

lannis Zervas ◽

Angeliki Leonardou ◽

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Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Maternal Depression ◽

Educational Intervention ◽

Quasi Experimental

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The effect of an educational intervention based on the theory of planned behavior on childbearing intentions in women: A quasi-experimental study

Journal of Education and Health Promotion ◽

10.4103/jehp.jehp_2_20 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 96

Author(s):

Nourossadat Kariman ◽

SeyyedehSara Baki Hashemi ◽

Shahla Ghanbari ◽

MohammadAmin Pourhoseingholi ◽

Zainab Alimoradi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽

Planned Behavior ◽

Educational Intervention ◽

Childbearing Intentions ◽

Quasi Experimental

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Increasing interprofessional socialization among psychology and nursing students by means of an educational intervention: A quasi-experimental study with a control group

10.21203/rs.3.rs-16615/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Juan-Luis González-Pascual ◽

Margarita G. Márquez ◽

Rocío Rodríguez-Rey ◽

Ana María Muñoz-Cobo ◽

Juan Carlos Pérez-Jiménez

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Nursing Students ◽

Educational Intervention ◽

Interprofessional Education ◽

Wilcoxon Test ◽

Educational Activity ◽

Control Group ◽

Self Assessment ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Experimental Group

Abstract Background Interprofessional education helps health sciences students become better able to take part in future interprofessional collaborative practice. In general, interprofessional education activities seek to change knowledge levels, attitudes, and skills. However, a more ambitious objective would be to foster interprofessional socialization. Interprofessional socialization calls for the development of a dual identity: on the one hand, a professional identity, and on the other, an interprofessional identity as a member of a collaborative team. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of an interprofessional activity in increasing self-assessment scores regarding interprofessional socialization. Methods This was a quasi-experimental study. Sixty psychology and nursing students at a university were divided into an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group participated in an activity designed in accordance with Khalili's interprofessional socialization framework. The control group performed their usual activities. Self-assessment of interprofessional socialization was measured in both groups using the Interprofessional Socialization and Values Scale (ISVS-21) before and after the activities. After the normality test, the inter-group difference (experimental vs. control groups) in the baseline ISVS score was analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test. The intra-group variation (within each, the experimental group and control group) in the ISVS-21 score (pre-post change) was analyzed using the Wilcoxon test. Results The baseline ISVS-21 score was 93 for the experimental group and 98 for the control group, p=0.321. The experimental group’s ISVS-21 score increased from 93 to 104 after the educational intervention, p<0.01. There were no statistically significant changes in the control group (p=0.174). Conclusions The educational activity, designed in accordance with the Khalili model and carried out with the nursing and psychology students, favors interprofessional socialization in a statistically significant way, as do other activities described in the scientific literature. This matter should be researched in greater depth, using comparative studies to analyze which activities are more effective and efficient.

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