- Title
- Evaluation of the introduction of an e-health skills component for dietetics students
- Creator
- Rollo, Megan E.; Collins, Clare E.; MacDonald-Wicks, Lesley
- Relation
- Funding BodyNHMRCGrant Number1108095 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1108095
- Relation
- Telemedicine and e-Health Vol. 23, Issue 11, p. 930-933
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2016.0250
- Publisher
- Mary Ann Liebert
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- Background: Appropriate and effective use of technology within practice is a key competency outlined in Australian dietetics training standards. An e-health skills component (lecture and workshop) was introduced to undergraduate students enrolled in an Australian nutrition and dietetics program. Methods: The lecture orientated students to key e-health terms and concepts relating to telehealth and m-health technologies, while the workshop provided an opportunity to apply knowledge. The workshop consisted of four stations with activities relating to (1) orientation to telehealth equipment; (2) comparison of dietetic consultation components completed in person versus remotely via video call; (3) quality assessment of mobile apps; and (4) exploration of advantages and disadvantages, and the ethical, security, and privacy issues relating to use of e-health technologies in dietetic practice. Student experience of the training was evaluated via questionnaire. Results: Forty-five students (62.2% aged =19-24 years, 86.7% female) completed the survey. Following the workshop, the level of understanding relating to each key e-health concept improved significantly (p<0.001). The aspects relating to the impact and need for initial training and ongoing professional education to support the use of e-health technologies within dietetic practice were rated a high level of importance by most students (78-80%). The majority of students (93.3% to 97.8%) reported a positive experience at each of the four workshop stations, with "informative" the most common word selected to rate each station (37.8% to 44.4% of students across the four stations). The introduction of an e-health skills component resulted in an improved understanding of concepts for using these technologies. Conclusion: These findings provide preliminary support for integration of further e-health training within the dietetics program.
- Subject
- dietetics; e-health; m-health; telehealth; telemedicine; training
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1385459
- Identifier
- uon:32227
- Identifier
- ISSN:1530-5627
- Language
- eng
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