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Enhancing specimen collection skills for dried blood spots through an immersive virtual learning environment: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The quality of dried blood spot (DBS) specimens impacts newborn screening (NBS) results, hence proper training is crucial for DBS specimen collection. To address this, a training module for Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) and nurses was created on Moodle, a virtual learning environment (VLE). The purpose of this research was to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of this module.

Methodology

Participants were trained on-site (March to December 2019), through online training sessions (January to June 2020), and the two training strategies were compared. Data analysis included the total number of participants, cost-effectiveness, trainer engagement, and the number of unacceptable samples collected by nurses/AHPs trained by the two strategies.

Results

A total of 55 nurses/AHPs were trained on-site, while 79 nurses/AHPs completed the online module and received certificates through online VLE-based training. The trainer engagement and cost were more for onsite training. After online training, the specimen rejection rate was reduced from 0.84% (44 rejected out of 5220 total specimens collected) to 0.38% (15/3920).

Conclusions

This study shows that using VLE-based DBS specimen collection training is feasible and effective for training nurses and AHPs.

SUBMITTER: Majid H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10768425 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Enhancing specimen collection skills for dried blood spots through an immersive virtual learning environment: a cross-sectional study.

Majid Hafsa H Jafri Lena L Rehman Shanzay S Jamil Azeema A Khanam Fatima F Shah Nadir N Khan Nasir Ali NA Khan Aysha Habib AH

BMC research notes 20240104 1

<h4>Objective</h4>The quality of dried blood spot (DBS) specimens impacts newborn screening (NBS) results, hence proper training is crucial for DBS specimen collection. To address this, a training module for Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) and nurses was created on Moodle, a virtual learning environment (VLE). The purpose of this research was to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of this module.<h4>Methodology</h4>Participants were trained on-site (March to December 2019), through on ...[more]

PMID: 38178164

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Enhancing specimen collection skills for dried blood spots through an immersive virtual learning environment: a cross-sectional study.

Objective

Methodology

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Enhancing specimen collection skills for dried blood spots through an immersive virtual learning environment: a cross-sectional study.

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