Blended Learning in Future Physiotherapy Professionals
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Blended Learning (BL) is proving to be an effective method of teaching within the health professions . However, there are still scarce studies on BL conducted with undergraduate physiotherapy students. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a heart disease BL programme in knowledge, motivation, engagement, design of the programme instructions and learning behaviours in physiotherapy students.
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Experimental: Physiotherapy students The participants performed an 8-week heart disease blended learning program. |
Other: Blended learning in heart disease
The intervention included face-to-face classes and online resources (Moodle, online syllabus, videos, websites, podcasts, activities, apps, forums, emails, tutoring).
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Coronary Artery Disease Education Questionnaire (CADEQ) [0 weeks]
CADEQ includes 20 closed-ended questions about medical conditions, risk factors, exercise, nutrition, and psychosocial wellbeing with a single-word answer (yes, no). Total score ranges from 0 to 20 (0=poorest knowledge, 20=best knowledge).
- Coronary Artery Disease Education Questionnaire (CADEQ) [4 weeks]
CADEQ includes 20 closed-ended questions about medical conditions, risk factors, exercise, nutrition, and psychosocial wellbeing with a single-word answer (yes, no). Total score ranges from 0 to 20 (0=poorest knowledge, 20=best knowledge).
- Coronary Artery Disease Education Questionnaire (CADEQ) [8 weeks]
CADEQ includes 20 closed-ended questions about medical conditions, risk factors, exercise, nutrition, and psychosocial wellbeing with a single-word answer (yes, no). Total score ranges from 0 to 20 (0=poorest knowledge, 20=best knowledge).
- Coronary Artery Disease Education Questionnaire (CADEQ) [12 weeks]
CADEQ includes 20 closed-ended questions about medical conditions, risk factors, exercise, nutrition, and psychosocial wellbeing with a single-word answer (yes, no). Total score ranges from 0 to 20 (0=poorest knowledge, 20=best knowledge).
- Coronary Artery Disease Education Questionnaire (CADEQ) [20 weeks]
CADEQ includes 20 closed-ended questions about medical conditions, risk factors, exercise, nutrition, and psychosocial wellbeing with a single-word answer (yes, no). Total score ranges from 0 to 20 (0=poorest knowledge, 20=best knowledge).
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Effect of the Dader Method in Cardiovascular Risk of Patients with Risk Factors or Cardiovascular Disease Questionnaire (EMDADER) [0, 4, 8, 12 and 20 weeks]
EMDADER is composed of 10 multiple-choice questions with four answer options on coronary artery disease and risk factors, and two questions to report weight and height. Total score ranges from 0 to 10 (0=poorest knowledge, 10=best knowledge).
- Academic Motivation Scale and Attributional Styles Questionnaire [4, 8 weeks]
The tool is composed of 24 items, using a 7-point Likert scale: from 1 (totally disagree) to 7 (totally agree). The scale integrates three domains related to learning motivation: Intrinsic Motivation (9 items), Performance Motivation (7 items) and Extrinsic Motivation (7 items). The maximum score is 7. The scale is prepared to add the different items even if they measure different items. They will not be interpreted separately.
- Student Engagement Questionnaire [4, 8 weeks]
It is a 35-item questionnaire, scored on a five-point Likert scale (1=totally disagree, 5=totally agree). The questionnaire is divided into five dimensions: Intellectual Capabilities (items 1-10), Working Together (items 11-16), Teaching (items 17-25), Teacher-student Relationship (items 26-29), and Student-student Relationship (items 30-35). The maximum score of the questionnaire is 5. The scale is prepared to add the different items even if they measure different items. They will not be interpreted separately.
- Community of Inquiry Survey [0, 4, 8, 12 and 20 weeks]
A 34-item questionnaire, scored on a five-point Likert scale (1=strongly disagree, 5=strongly agree) that includes three dimensions: i) Cognitive Presence (items 1-13), related to the degree to which participants are able to construct meaning and knowledge through continuous communication, reflection, and discussion; ii) Social Presence (items 14-22), related to the ability of participants to identify with the community, communicating and developing interpersonal relationships; iii) Teaching Presence (items 23-34), referring to the design, guidance and direction, on the part of teachers, of cognitive and social processes with the purpose of achieving the result of meaningful learning in students. The maximum score of the questionnaire is 5. The scale is prepared to add the different items even if they measure different items. They will not be interpreted separately.
- Learning behaviours (I) [0, 4, 8, 12 and 20 weeks]
Number of downloads were retrieved and collected from the institution's Moodle platform Virtual ClassroomTM, through class progress
- Learning behaviours (II) [0, 4, 8, 12 and 20 weeks]
Number of topics visited were retrieved and collected from the institution's Moodle platform Virtual ClassroomTM, through class progress
- Learning behaviours (III) [0, 4, 8, 12 and 20 weeks]
The score of questionnaires were retrieved and collected from the institution's Moodle platform Virtual ClassroomTM, through class progress
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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studying a Physiotherapy Degree at the aforementioned University
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to be willing to participate
Exclusion Criteria:
- none
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | University of Valencia | Valencia | Spain | 46010 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- University of Valencia
Investigators
- Study Chair: David Hernández-Guillén, PT, PhD, University of Valencia
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- BL_HEART_01