Journal of Global Health (Jun 2014)
Online eLearning for undergraduates in health professions: A systematic review of the impact on knowledge, skills, attitudes and satisfaction
- Pradeep Paul George ,
- Nikos Papachristou ,
- José Marcano Belisario ,
- Wei Wang ,
- Petra A Wark ,
- Ziva Cotic ,
- Kristine Rasmussen ,
- René Sluiter ,
- Eva Riboli–Sasco ,
- Lorainne Tudor Car ,
- Eve Marie Musulanov ,
- Joseph Antonio Molina ,
- Bee Hoon Heng ,
- Yanfeng Zhang ,
- Erica Lynette Wheeler ,
- Najeeb Al Shorbaji ,
- Azeem Majeed ,
- Josip Car
Affiliations
- Pradeep Paul George
- Health Services and Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Group, Singapore
- Nikos Papachristou
- Global eHealth Unit, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- José Marcano Belisario
- Health Services and Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Group, Singapore
- Wei Wang
- Department of Integrated Early Childhood Development, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Chaoyang District Beijing, P.R. China
- Petra A Wark
- Global eHealth Unit, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Ziva Cotic
- Global eHealth Unit, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Kristine Rasmussen
- Global eHealth Unit, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- René Sluiter
- Department of Health Evidence, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Eva Riboli–Sasco
- Global eHealth Unit, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Lorainne Tudor Car
- Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Eve Marie Musulanov
- Global eHealth Unit, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Joseph Antonio Molina
- Health Services and Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Group, Singapore
- Bee Hoon Heng
- Health Services and Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Group, Singapore
- Yanfeng Zhang
- Department of Integrated Early Childhood Development, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Chaoyang District Beijing, P.R. China
- Erica Lynette Wheeler
- Knowledge, Ethics and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Najeeb Al Shorbaji
- Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Azeem Majeed
- Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Josip Car
- Health Services and Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Group, Singapore; Health Services and Outcomes Research Programme, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Imperial College & Nanyang
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.04.010406
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 4,
no. 1
Abstract
Health systems worldwide are facing shortages in health professional workforce. Several studies have demonstrated the direct correlation between the availability of health workers, coverage of health services, and population health outcomes. To address this shortage, online eLearning is increasingly being adopted in health professionals’ education. To inform policy–making, in online eLearning, we need to determine its effectiveness.
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