Methods Inf Med 2007; 46(01): 70-73
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1628136
Original Articles
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Evaluation of a Course on Patient Records

A. Hasman
1   Dpt of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Centre – University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
,
J. M. A. Roos
2   Dpt of Medical Informatics, Medical Faculty, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
,
A. M. M. Muijtjens
3   Dpt of Educational Development and Research, Medical Faculty, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
,
E. H. B. M. Gronenschild
2   Dpt of Medical Informatics, Medical Faculty, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
,
P. P. M Ahles
2   Dpt of Medical Informatics, Medical Faculty, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Publication History

Publication Date:
24 January 2018 (online)

Summary

Objectives: To determine whether self-directed learning about (electronic) patient records during a PBL (problem-based learning) block, dealing with the content of disciplines concerned with the diagnosis and therapy of diseases of the abdomen, increased the knowledge of the students with respect to the patient records.

Methods: At the beginning and at the end of the tenweek block the same questionnaire was offered to the students (180). Cohen’s d for effect size was used to determine the increase in knowledge.

Results: For those students that answered the questionnaire twice (53), a Cohen’s d of 0.94 was obtained.

Conclusions: The knowledge of the students concerning the advantages and limitations of (electronic) patient records increased significantly. The corresponding effect size was large.