ReviewBMJ global health2020
Continued nursing education in low-income and middle-income countries: a narrative synthesis.
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- Strategies to enhance the approach to prostate cancer screening of South African black men in the Free State: a Delphi study.Journal of public health in Africa · 2023Article
- Continuing professional development (CPD) system development, implementation, evaluation and sustainability for healthcare professionals in low- and lower-middle-income countries: a rapid scoping review.BMC medical education · 2023Article
- Stakeholders' perceptions of continuing professional development among Nepalese nurses: A focus group study.Nursing open · 2023Article
- Standards for evaluating the quality of undergraduate nursing e-learning programme in low- and middle-income countries: a modified Delphi study.BMC nursing · 2023Article
- Knowledge, attitude and practice on screening and early diagnosis of prostate cancer of primary health care providers in the Free State.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2023Article
- Current challenges in teaching healthcare-associated infections prevention and control in nursing education in Vietnam and Cambodia: a qualitative study.F1000Research · 2023Article
- Assessment of core teaching competency of health professional educators in Ethiopia: an institution-based cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2022Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Continued nursing education and development can reduce mortality and morbidity of patients and can alleviate the shortage of healthcare workers by training of nurses for high-demand skill sets. We reviewed patterns of educational interventions and strategies in initiating behaviour change, improving patient outcomes or knowledge for nurses in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods: The study searched the MEDLINE (PubMed), Embase, CINAHL, Google Scholar and Web of Science databases. The study included interventional studies on continued nursing education from 2007 to 2017. Of the 6216 publications retrieved, 98 articles were included and analysed by three independent reviewers. Results: Of the 98 studies that met inclusion criteria, five were randomised controlled trials, two were qualitative in design and the remaining 91 were quasi-experimental, before-and-after studies. Of these studies, the median sample size of participants was 64, and the majority were conducted in Asia (53.1%). During the 10-year study period, 20.4% was conducted in 2015, the highest proportion, with a general increase in number of studies over time from 2007 to 2017. Main themes that arose from the review included train-the-trainer models, low-dose/high-frequency models, use of multiple media for training, and emphasis on nurse empowerment, strong international partnerships, and the integration of cultural context. Overall, the studies were limited in quality and lacked rigorous study design. Conclusion: Continued nursing education in LMICs is essential and effective in improving nurses' knowledge base, and thus patient outcomes and quality of care. Long-term, randomised studies are needed to understand how training strategies compare in impact on nurses and patients.
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