ArticleInternational journal of medical education2021
Can smoking cessation be taught online? A prospective study comparing e-learning and role-playing in medical education.
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- Effects of a Smoking Cessation Counseling Education Program on Nursing Students.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Tobacco Cessation Curriculum in Medical Schools: a Scoping Review.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesWe compared the effect of different didactic formats - e - learning and role-playing - on medical students' knowledge and counselling skills in smoking cessation training.
methodsAt a German medical school, 145 third-year students were randomly allocated to attend an online course with video examples or an attendance course with role-playing. Students were trained in smoking cessation counselling according to the 5A's (ask, advise, assess, assist, arrange) for approximately 90 minutes. Practical skills were measured in an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) and represent the primary endpoint of this prospective comparative study. Additionally, changes in theoretic knowledge were assessed by pre - and post - interventional questionnaires and a final written exam.
resultsIn the OSCE, overall scores were higher in the attendance group (Mdn=70.8 % vs. 62.8 %; U=119; p=.087, n=36), but a statistical advantage was only found in one single counselling sequence ("Assist": Mdn=66.7 % vs. 51.4 %; p = .049) and the rating of the standardised patients (M=4.7 vs. 4.2 out of 5 points, t
conclusionsSeminar and web-based training seem equally well suited for transferring knowledge and skills on tobacco cessation counselling. Considering their particular strengths, these two teaching approaches could be combined.
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