Decision-Making Capacity Assessment Education using Online Modules.
Background/Objectives: Specialized training is necessary for health-care providers such as physicians, nurses, and social workers, to be able to accurately perform decision-making capacity assessments (DMCAs). With an increasing demand for flexible, accessible education, there is growing interest in...
| Publicado en: | Canadian Geriatrics Journal Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 95 - 102 |
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Canadian Geriatrics Society
Jun2026
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=194262015&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 194262015 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 19258348 EV2Z jtl: Canadian Geriatrics Journal issn: 19258348 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jun2026 vid: 29 iid: 2 pid: 76420 pub: Canadian Geriatrics Society place: Markham, Ontario artinfo: ui: 194262015 194262015 194262015 10.5770/cgj.29.934 194262015 ppf: 95 ppct: 7 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Decision-Making Capacity Assessment Education using Online Modules. aug: au: Charles, Lesley Tang, Eileen Kilkenny, Tara Polard, Sharna Tian, Peter George Jaminal Parmar, Jasneet affil: Division of Care of the Elderly, Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton sug: subj: Decision Making, Patient Evaluation Geriatric Functional Assessment Education Health Personnel Education Online Education Outcomes of Education Human Alberta Pretest-Posttest Design Social Workers Nurses Physicians Occupational Therapists Questionnaires Descriptive Statistics Data Analysis Software T-Tests Confidence Professional Knowledge Funding Source Comparative Studies Professional-Patient Relations Seminars and Workshops Self Report ab: Background/Objectives: Specialized training is necessary for health-care providers such as physicians, nurses, and social workers, to be able to accurately perform decision-making capacity assessments (DMCAs). With an increasing demand for flexible, accessible education, there is growing interest in utilizing online training modules to keep health-care providers up to date on current best practices in DMCAs. This study evaluates the effectiveness of online training modules in enhancing clinicians' self-reported knowledge, confidence, and comfort with the core concepts necessary to conduct DMCAs. Methods: This was a pretest/posttest study on an online DMCA training. Participants from a regional health authority (Alberta, Canada) took 13 online modules on 15 core DMCA concepts, from March to December 2021. A pretest and a posttest were completed before and after completion of the modules. Agreement to Likert-like items were collected and compared at a group level. Additionally, the ratings were compared with historical data from face-to-face DMCA workshops. Results: A total of 683 pretests and 241 posttests were completed. All 15 posttest ratings were higher (p <.001) than pretest ratings. Compared to the historical face-to-face workshops, the self-reported ratings in the online modules tended to be higher both on pretest and posttest. However, the changes in self-reported ratings from pretest to posttest were similar between the online modules and the historical workshops. Conclusion: Online learning of DMCA concepts can lead to higher self-reported learning posttest to pretest. Furthermore, the changes in self-reported ratings are similar to those observed in face-to-face workshops. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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