Comparison of the effect of interactive versus non-interactive virtual education on general physicians knowledge and attitude toward oral health in diabetic patients and evaluation of their satisfaction
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Introduction: Due to the high prevalence of diabetes in communities and the various oral health complications of this disease, a need for training the physicians treating diabetic patients is felt. This study aimed to compare the effect of interactive versus non-interactive virtual education on the knowledge and attitudes of physicians about oral health in diabetic patients and to assess their satisfaction from the programs. Materials and Methods: The educational intervention was implemented through the online continuous medical education (CME) site of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Physicians applying to participate in the CME entered in one of the interactive or the non-interactive groups. After the training, the study questionnaires to assess knowledge (7 questions), attitude (8 questions), and backgrounds (6 questions), and physicians’ satisfaction (12 questions) with the training in this project, was provided to them through the same site. The analyzes were performed by linear regression test in SPSS version 26. Results: Totally 57 physicians, 27 in the interactive and 30 people in the non-interactive group participated. The score of knowledge and attitude were not different between the two groups after the intervention. Physicians’ satisfaction with interactive education was significantly higher. Physicians’ age showed a significant direct association (p<0.100) and the percentage of diabetic patients examined by learners showed a significant negative association (p=0.024) with their knowledge score. Conclusion: Since physicians’ satisfaction with interactive education has been significantly higher, it is suggested that this method be used in online CMEs.
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3. Tsobgny-Tsague, N.-F., et al., Effects of nonsurgical periodontal treatment on glycated hemoglobin on type 2 diabetes patients (PARODIA 1 study): a randomized controlled trial in a sub-Saharan Africa population. BMC oral health, 2018. 18(1): p. 1-8.
4. Joe, R., et al., Evaluation of oral health status in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes in comparison with healthy children in Hamadan province in 2013. dentistry journal, 2016. 29(2): p. 109-115.
5. Bakhshandeh, S., et al., Oral self-care and use of dental services among adults with diabetes mellitus. Oral health & preventive dentistry, 2008. 6(4).
6. Tabatabai, S., Necessity of Designing a National Model of Foresight-Based Policy-Making in Medical Education. decision-making, 2017. 2: p. 3.
7. Curran, V.R. and L. Fleet, A review of evaluation outcomes of web‐based continuing medical education. Medical education, 2005. 39(6): p. 561-567.
8. Mahdiyoun, S.A., et al., Comparison of the effectiveness of interactive and non-interactive virtual education about brain death and organ transplantation on knowledge and satisfaction of critical care nurses. Journal of Hayat, 2015. 21(2): p. 40-53.
9. Ahmadi, et al., Comparison of the effect of interactive multimedia education with non-interactive multimedia on elementary students' learning. Quarterly Journal of Information and Communication Technology in Educational Sciences, 2011. 1(4): p. 117-129.
10. Cook, D.A., et al., Instructional design variations in internet-based learning for health professions education: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Academic medicine, 2010. 85(5): p. 909-922.
11. Hashemikamangar, S.S., et al., Effect of Electronic and Lecture-Based Continuing Education Courses on Level of Knowledge of General Dentists on Dental Bleaching. Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences, 2018. 9(1).
12. Kasper, D.L., et al., Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 20/E (Vol.1 & Vol.2) (ebook). 2018: McGraw-Hill Education.
13. Newman, M.G., et al., Newman and Carranza's Clinical Periodontology. 2018: Elsevier.
14. Shahhosseini, H., et al., Knowledge, attitude, and performance of internists regarding the relationship of periodontal disease and diabetes mellitus. Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology, 2019. 8(2): p. 81-88.
15. Mohebbi, S.Z., et al., Evaluation of an educational intervention in oral health for primary care physicians: a cluster-randomized controlled study. BMC oral health, 2018. 18(1): p. 218.
16. Gambhir, R.S., et al., Family physicians' knowledge and awareness regarding oral health: A survey. Journal of education and health promotion, 2019. 8.
17. Sofola, O. and O. Ayankogbe, Nigerian family physicians' knowledge of oral diseases and their attitude to oral health care-a pilot study. Nigerian Dental Journal, 2009. 17(1).
18. Alshathri, B., N. Aljasser, and M. Kofi, Knowledge of oral health among family medicine physicians in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2020. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020. 9(9): p. 4761.
19. Al-Rawi, W., et al., Evaluation of web-based instruction for anatomical interpretation in maxillofacial cone-beam computed tomography. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, 2007. 36(8): p. 459-464.
20. Sun, J.-N. and Y.-C. Hsu, Effect of interactivity on learner perceptions in Web-based instruction. Computers in Human Behavior, 2013. 29(1): p. 171-184.
21. Zhang, D., et al., Instructional video in e-learning: Assessing the impact of interactive video on learning effectiveness. Information & management, 2006. 43(1): p. 15-27.
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Shevidi Z, Zolfaghari M, Mohebbi SZ. Comparison of the effect of interactive versus non-interactive virtual education on general physicians knowledge and attitude toward oral health in diabetic patients and evaluation of their satisfaction. J Craniomaxillofac Res. 2022;8(4):187-196.
