Preparing Future Physicians for Digital Practice: Evaluation of a Structured Telemedicine Education Program
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 68
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Telemedicine Knowledge Test Score
研究概览
简要总结
This study evaluated a structured telemedicine education program for undergraduate medical students. Third-year medical students participated in either a structured telemedicine education program or a control condition. The education program included theoretical sessions, observation of real telemedicine consultations, simulated patient encounters, and structured feedback. Students' telemedicine knowledge was assessed before and after the study, and their telemedicine consultation skills were evaluated through a standardized simulated patient encounter. The study aimed to examine whether structured telemedicine education could improve medical students' knowledge and consultation skills.
详细描述
This quasi-experimental study used a pretest-posttest control group design to evaluate a structured telemedicine education program for third-year medical students. The study included an intervention group and a control group.
The intervention group participated in a 15-week structured telemedicine education program. The program included theoretical sessions on telemedicine, observation of real telemedicine consultations, simulated patient encounters, and structured feedback from instructors, simulated patients, and peers. The control group continued the routine medical curriculum and did not receive the structured telemedicine education program during the study period.
Telemedicine knowledge was assessed using a multiple-choice knowledge test before and after the intervention period. At the end of the study, students' telemedicine consultation performance was evaluated through a standardized simulated patient encounter using a 20-item structured checklist. Student feedback on the education program was also collected from the intervention group.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Third-year medical students enrolled at Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine during the 2023-2024 academic year.
- •Voluntary participation in the study. Provision of informed consent.
排除标准
- •Students who did not complete the pretest or posttest assessments. Students who did not participate in the final simulated telemedicine consultation.
研究组 & 干预措施
Structured Telemedicine Education Program
Third-year medical students in this arm participated in a 15-week structured telemedicine education program. The program included theoretical sessions, observation of real telemedicine consultations, simulated patient encounters, and structured feedback from instructors, simulated patients, and peers.
干预措施: Structured Telemedicine Education Program (Behavioral)
Control Group
Participants in the control group continued the routine medical curriculum and did not receive the structured telemedicine education program during the study period.
结局指标
主要结局
Telemedicine Knowledge Test Score
时间窗: Baseline and immediately after the 15-week intervention
Telemedicine knowledge was assessed using the Telemedicine Knowledge Test, a multiple-choice test developed for this study. The total score was calculated as the number of correct responses, with higher scores indicating greater telemedicine knowledge.
Telemedicine Consultation Performance
时间窗: Baseline and immediately after the 15-week intervention
Telemedicine consultation performance was assessed using a 20-item structured checklist during a standardized simulated patient encounter. Each item was scored as performed (1) or not performed (0), resulting in a total score ranging from 0 to 20. Higher scores indicated better telemedicine consultation performance.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Rahime Merve Uçar
Academic Staff, Department of Medical Education and Informatics
Selcuk University