ArticleObesity surgery2020
A MOOC About Bariatric Surgery Improves Knowledge and Promotes Patients' Soft Skills.
Article in Obesity surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Nutritional Assessment and Preparation for Adult Bariatric Surgery Candidates: Clinical Practice.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2021Review
- Personalized Massive Open Online Course for Childhood Cancer Survivors: Behind the Scenes.Applied clinical informatics · 2021Article
- Digital Divide in Online Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cosmetic Course From the View of the Regional Socioeconomic Distribution.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
The ASMBS recommends that patients should be provided with educational materials to improve informed consent about bariatric surgery. Massive online open courses (MOOCs) are learning sources which are free, online, and available to people in remote situations. A French language MOOC regarding preparation for obesity surgery targets patients, as well as HCP, and people curious about this treatment. The patients' knowledge and skills after completion of the 5-week learning sessions (evaluated with semi-direct interviews) improved. Soft skills such as feeling empowered to ask questions to their HCP and explaining their plan to their relatives improved. This study suggests that MOOC can be a resource to improve knowledge and soft skills in patients for a better consent to surgery and follow-up.
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