An educational course for the teaching of physical rehabilitation at primary health care

Abstract

Background: incorporating digital technologies into the teaching-learning process in higher education is a growing need.Objective: to describe the development and use of the educational software "Course in rehabilitation on the most frequent conditions of the musculoskeletal system at primary health care", at the "Dr. Rudesindo Antonio García del Rijo” Polyclinic, of the municipality of Sancti Spíritus, during the 2018-2019 academic year.Methods: an educational software was designed in the form of hypertext, in a qualitative-quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional research in medical education. The research in general consisted of two stages: creation and use of the software. In the quantitative part of the study, the sample included 25 students and six teachers of the aforementioned course. Two workshops were held to describe the course. To assess the impact of the software, the criteria of specialists and the level of satisfaction of teachers and students were used.Results: a portable, network-free educational software was created in the form of hypertext. It presented a simple and attractive design. The specialists consulted were in full agreement, or in agreement, with the content, instructional design, and computer aspects of the course. Only one student expressed dissatisfaction. Teachers and students mostly declared that the course was comprehensive and didactic.Conclusions: the educational software was created in the form of a course, with great acceptance by specialists, teachers and students.

Keywords

• software
• information technology
• physical and rehabilitation medicine
• teaching
• learning
• primary health care