Virtual Versus In-Personal Teaching of Infection Control Essentials: A Quasi-Experimental Nonequivalent Groups Design

Authors

  • Fatimah Alshamrani Emergency Department, King Fahd Medical City, Saudi Arabia.
  • Dalia Aljrary Emergency Department, King Saud Medical City, Saudi Arabia.
  • Sharafaldeen Bin Nafisah Emergency Department, King Fahd Medical City, Saudi Arabia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52609/jmlph.v1i3.25

Keywords:

COVID-19, Infection Control, Virtual teaching

Abstract

BACKGROUND In setting of the current COVID-19 pandemic, it is crucial to endorse infection control competencies. However, whether virtual training is equivalent to in-person teaching to develop such competencies requires further elucidation.

AIM We aim to explore the effect of a brief, three-to-five-minute training session on infection control competencies in the major area of emergency department infection control, using virtual versus in-person training.

METHODS Two hospitals were chosen, and the study design was a quasi-experimental multi-centre nonequivalent groups design.

RESULT The learning score increased from 39.06%, SD=17.18 (95% CI 32.39-45.72) to 52.48%, SD=26.48 (95% CI 44.01-60.95) in the virtual training group, and from 47.86%, SD=22.51 (95% CI 41.47-54.26) to 79.65%, SD=21.45 (95% CI 70.14-89.16) after the in-person teaching. The mean difference between the two groups revealed a higher learning score using in-person teaching: 27.16%; t(60)=-4.12, p = 0.0001.

CONCLUSION Infection control competencies are better acquired via in-person teaching than by virtual education.

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Published

2021-07-02

How to Cite

Alshamrani, F., Aljrary, D., & Bin Nafisah, . S. (2021). Virtual Versus In-Personal Teaching of Infection Control Essentials: A Quasi-Experimental Nonequivalent Groups Design. The Journal of Medicine, Law & Public Health, 1(2), 37–39. https://doi.org/10.52609/jmlph.v1i3.25

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2021): May-Aug

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