Development of a learning-oriented computer assisted instruction designed to improve skills in the clinical assessment of the nutritional status: a pilot evaluation

Computer assisted instruction (CAI) is an effective tool for evaluating and training students and professionals. In this article we will present a learning-oriented CAI, which has been developed for students and health professionals to acquire and retain new knowledge through the practice. A two-pha...

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Published in:PloS one 2015-05, Vol.10 (5), p.e0126345-e0126345
Main Authors: García de Diego, Laura, Cuervo, Marta, Martínez, J Alfredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptive learning (Computer assisted)
Analysis
CAI
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular diseases
Charts
Clinical Competence
Computer assisted instruction
Computer programs
Computer-Assisted Instruction - methods
Computers
Core curriculum
Design
Diet
Evaluation
Family medical history
Food science
Graduate studies
Health education
Health risks
Humans
Learning
Medical diagnosis
Medical History Taking - methods
Medical personnel
Medical screening
Nutrition
Nutrition Assessment
Nutrition Disorders - diagnosis
Nutrition research
Nutritional assessment
Nutritional Status
Operating systems
Patients
Physiology
Pilot Projects
Professionals
Programming languages
Qualitative research
Quality of Life
Skills
Software
Students
Teaching
Teaching methods
Training
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Summary:Computer assisted instruction (CAI) is an effective tool for evaluating and training students and professionals. In this article we will present a learning-oriented CAI, which has been developed for students and health professionals to acquire and retain new knowledge through the practice. A two-phase pilot evaluation was conducted, involving 8 nutrition experts and 30 postgraduate students, respectively. In each training session, the software developed guides users in the integral evaluation of a patient's nutritional status and helps them to implement actions. The program includes into the format clinical tools, which can be used to recognize possible patient's needs, to improve the clinical reasoning and to develop professional skills. Among them are assessment questionnaires and evaluation criteria, cardiovascular risk charts, clinical guidelines and photographs of various diseases. This CAI is a complete software package easy to use and versatile, aimed at clinical specialists, medical staff, scientists, educators and clinical students, which can be used as a learning tool. This application constitutes an advanced method for students and health professionals to accomplish nutritional assessments combining theoretical and empirical issues, which can be implemented in their academic curriculum.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0126345