Healthcare Staff’s Attitude toward the E-learning On-the-job Courses and its Association with Self-Assessment Effectiveness of these Programs

Abstract

Background: Healthcare workers are frequently too preoccupiedwith their jobs to attend regular educational sessions. E-learning isone of the most effective ways to empower healthcare workers andbetter utilize their skills. In the present study, we aimed to measurethe correlation between the attitude toward E-learning and teachingeffectiveness through self-assessment after the E-learning coursesfor healthcare staff.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, all the healthcare staff workingin Bushehr urban healthcare center, Bushehr, Iran, were enrolled viathe census sampling method from April to June 2019 (n=219). Thetopics covered in the E-learning courses were poisoning, introductionto the pre-hospital management system, occupational risks, infectioncontrol, and psychological wellbeing. We used the Attitude towardE-learning questionnaire, consisting of 20 questions, in addition toSelf-assessment of Teaching Effectiveness questionnaire, comprising35 questions. SPSS software version 21 was utilized for data analysis.Results: Overall, 102 (46.6%) men and 117 (53.4%) women wereenrolled in the study. The total mean score of the attitude towardE-learning on-the-job courses was 62.86±6.14 and the total meanscore of self-assessment of teaching effectiveness was 115.4±26.75.According to the obtained results, there was a weak, positive,significant correlation between these two scores (r=0.20, P=0.003).The mean score of the attitude toward E-learning on-the-job courseswas significantly lower in the high-educated staff in comparisonwith that in the other staff (P<0.001).Conclusion: We observed a higher score for attitude towardE-learning on-the-job courses among the health care staff comparedwith the score of self-assessment of teaching effectiveness. In orderto create a positive attitude in employees about virtual courses,policymaking can contribute to increasing the effectiveness of thosecourses and improving employee performance.

Keywords

• e-learning
• self-assessment
• virtual course
• attitude
• medical staff