Use of an evidence-based health portal to improve teaching and learning in primary care: a mixed methods evaluation

BMC Medical Education

Cristina Alves Magalhães de Souza¹  Luiz Anastacio Alves¹  Anael Viana Pinto Alberto¹  José Roberto Bittencourt Costa² 

[1]Cellular Communication Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Rua Leopoldo Bulhões 1480, Pavilhão 108, sala 28B, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

[2]Undergraduate Course in Medicine, University Center Serra dos Órgãos (UNIFESO), Cellular Communication Laboratory Postgraduate Program in Teaching in Biosciences and Health, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

[3]Cellular Communication Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Rua Leopoldo Bulhões 1480, Pavilhão 108, sala 28B, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

关键词: Medical Schools;    Family Health;    Evidence-Based Medicine;    Portals for Access to Scientific Journals;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12909-021-02686-9

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundWorldwide, primary care is for most people the gateway into many health systems. Offering solutions to the demands of the communities served requires the constant preparation of professionals, especially doctors and medical undergraduate students. We analyze and propose ways to improve the teaching and learning processes facilitated by the Basic Family Health Units (BFHUs) based on the use of electronic portals with evidence-based medicine criteria.MethodFirst phase: The authors conducted a qualitative-quantitative study on students and instructors of primary care (PC) medicine by administering a survey of open- and closed-ended questions at medical schools. The closed-ended questions were studied with descriptive statistics, and open-ended questions were analyzed via the creation of categories. Perceptions of major teaching and learning problems were then identified.Second phase: Meetings were held with students and their instructors for 6 months and involved the use of electronic portals and the application of new questionnaires using a Likert scale for pre- and postevaluation.ResultsIn the first phase, 40% of the students considered local instructor training levels a problem. A similar result was found regarding teachers’ lectures, revealing a lack of adequate PC training and performance.Building on our results, we focused on BFHUs to apply new strategies for teaching and learning, such as the use of the Evidence-Based Health (SBE) Portal, which includes several databases with clinical evidence criteria. In the second phase, the authors identified an improvement in the quality of learning among instructors and students. This outcome improved safety in daily clinical practice in PC, possibly with better results for its users.ConclusionsThe use of electronic portals can facilitate BFHU teaching and learning and promote the health of users.

【 授权许可】

CC BY