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ArticleBMC medical education2024

Exploring perspectives of type 2 diabetes prevention program coaches and training delivery staff on e-learning training: a qualitative study.

Kaela D Cranston, Natalie J Grieve, Mary E Jung

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Kaela D CranstonSchool of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, 1238 Discovery Ave, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada.
Natalie J GrieveSchool of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, 1238 Discovery Ave, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada.
Mary E JungSchool of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, 1238 Discovery Ave, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada. mary.jung@ubc.ca.

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backgroundE-learning can be an effective and efficient mode of training healthcare practitioners. E-learning training for diabetes prevention program coaches was designed and developed with input from end users. Insight from those who deliver the training and coaches who have taken the training can provide critical feedback for further refinement of the e-learning training. The purpose of this study was to understand diabetes prevention coaches' (i.e., those taking the training) and training delivery staffs' (i.e., those overseeing the training) perspectives of the coach e-learning training. Individuals wishing to become diabetes prevention program coaches were required to complete and pass the e-learning training to become a certified coach.

methodsA pragmatic paradigm guided the methodology for this study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of diabetes prevention program coaches (n = 8) and diabetes prevention program training staff (n = 3). Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using template analysis. Themes were separately constructed from coach and staff data.

resultsThere were seven high order themes constructed from the coach data: (a) training design, (b) "I didn't know what to expect from the training", (c) technology usability, (d) learning, (e) coaches' backgrounds shaped their training experience, (f) support, and (g) coaches valued the training. Two high order themes were constructed from the staff interviews: (a) streamlining the training delivery, and (b) ensuring coaches meet the diabetes prevention program standard.

conclusionsThis study highlights the importance of exploring perspectives of both those receiving and delivering e-learning training to refine content and processes. Qualitatively evaluating the delivery of e-learning training and modifying the training based on the evaluation results can lead to a more acceptable, efficient, and effective e-learning training. Coaches and staff emphasized the benefits of having high-quality online components, and that the brief training promoted gains in knowledge and improvements in skills. Resultswere used to inform modifications to the coach e-learning training for this diabetes prevention program and can be used to inform other healthcare practitioner e-learning trainings.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Qualitative ResearchAdultAttitude of Health PersonnelComputer-Assisted InstructionFemaleHealth PersonnelHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMentoringMiddle AgedFeedbackInterviewsPlatformPragmatismPrediabetic stateProgram evaluationTechnology-enhanced learning

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