Effectiveness of the six-step approach guided online training program to improve knowledge of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia among pediatricians: a pretest-posttest study

• Published in: Translational pediatrics 2024-05, Vol.13 (5), p.760-769
• Main Authors: Wang, Jiayu, Wang, Qing, Wang, Yi, Gui, Yonghao, Lu, Quan, Yin, Yong, Zhang, Jianhua, Wang, Libo, Dong, Xiaoyan, Wang, Yingwen, Ye, Yingzi, Xu, Hong, Gu, Danping, He, Wen, Ding, Guodong, Zhang, Xiaobo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Original
• ISSN: 2224-4344; 2224-4336; 2224-4344
• DOI: 10.21037/tp-24-53

In 2023, China witnessed an earlier and more widespread outbreak of pneumonia (MPP). To address this situation, an online training program was designed to enhance the knowledge of MPP among pediatricians in Shanghai, China. An online training program on the diagnosis and treatment of MPP, guided by Kern's six-step approach, was developed by the Shanghai Pediatric Clinical Quality Control Center. A pre- and post-training survey was conducted using a 20-item self-administered questionnaire to investigate the pediatricians' knowledge of MPP. A linkage mechanism was established to match pretest/posttest questionnaires using personal identifiers. Paired -tests and McNemar tests were performed to measure the differences, as appropriate, between pre- and post-training groups. A higher survey score indicated better knowledge. There were 289 participants performed pre- and post-tests. The average age of the respondents was 38.7 years (standard deviation: 8.9). Over 80% of the participants were primary (32.5%) and intermediate (47.8%) pediatricians. Those from specialized hospitals accounted for the highest proportion (41.5%). The post-training group achieved significantly higher total scores than the pre-training group (91.3 67.7, =22.48, P