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Evaluation of a Web-based learning system for skills in removing personal protective equipment for highly infectious diseases—A randomized controlled trial

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 September 2022

Shota Sato Open the ORCID record for Shota Sato [Opens in a new window]  and
Sachiko Iijima Open the ORCID record for Sachiko Iijima [Opens in a new window]
Shota Sato*
Affiliation:
Graduate School of Health Care and Nursing, Juntendo University, Urayasu, Japan National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan
Sachiko Iijima
Affiliation:
Graduate School of Health Care and Nursing, Juntendo University, Urayasu, Japan
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Author for correspondence: Shota Sato, E-mail: sato-s@ndmc.ac.jp
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Abstract

Objective:

Which educational method is best for 3-month retention of proper skills in removing personal protective equipment (PPE) in the setting of highly infectious diseases is unclear. We evaluated the effectiveness of a Web-based learning system after 3 months of use.

Setting:

One general hospital in Japan.

Intervention:

We conducted a randomized, nonblinded, parallel-group trial with 35 nurses using the substitution block method. At baseline, both groups received face-to-face training in putting on and removing PPE. The intervention group was given access to the Web-based learning system we developed using Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment (Moodle). After 3 months, we assessed both groups regarding knowledge and skills in removing PPE using a 34-point test, fluorescent markers, and video recordings.

Results:

Overall, 34 participants completed the trial: 16 in the intervention group and 18 in the control group. Postintervention knowledge test scores (1.3 vs −0.8; P = .013; effect size r = .42) and deviations from the required procedure (−5.4 vs 1.9; P = .001; effect size r = .55) were significantly better in the intervention group than in the control group. The number of contaminated sites (−0.5 vs 0.4; P = .128; effect size r = .26) and contaminated participants (−18.7% vs 11.1% decreased in the intervention group, and increased in the control group, although this was not significant (P = .242; effect size ϕ = .47).

Conclusions:

This learning system was an effective educational method in maintaining and improving knowledge of proper PPE removal skills. The number of deviations from the required procedure decreased, and this reduction continued after 3 months.

Clinical trials identifier:

Evaluation of the Web materials for learning PPE removal skills in the setting of highly infectious diseases. University Hospital Medical Information Network, UMIN000042725: https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000048767

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 44 , Issue 7 , July 2023 , pp. 1131 - 1136
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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