Evaluating an Online Training Program on Shared Decision-making in Prenatal Screening

Summary

The investigators aim to evaluate an online training program on shared decision making within the prenatal context. The main outcome is intention on using a decision aid in prenatal screening consultation and study population is nurses. Secondary outcomes are; knowledge acquisition, acceptability of the formation and perceived usefulness. The investigators hypothesise that this web-based SDM training program developed for the prenatal screening of Down Syndrome will significantly increase nurses' intentions to use the decision aid in their clinical practice with pregnant women and their partner.

Conditions

• Shared Decision Making

Interventions

OTHER

Online Training - Shared Decision Making in Prenatal Screening

TThe intervention consisted of an online self-study training program lasting 3 hours which aims to engage SDM in a prenatal screening context. The training was divided into four main modules: 1)SDM, 2)DS prenatal screening, 3)Decision aid and 4)Communication between healthcare professionals and patients. In each module, the targeted learning objectives and the work to be carried out (e.g. readings to be made, video to be viewed, evaluation to be carried out, etc.) are presented. Various teaching methods and medias are used during this training: videos, interviews, narrated capsule, readings, links to scientific articles and complementary websites. Videos are done with experts on SDM, ethics of prenatal testing. A simulation in the end is done to put participants in context of an actual consultation with a pregnant woman and her partner. This training was designed to adapt to the learning pace of the user, is hosted on University Laval platform and needs an identification code to enter.

OTHER

Online Training - Online Training on Prenatal Screening

The control intervention consisted of an online self-study training program lasting 3 hours which aims to provides knowledge for prenatal screening. The training has four main modules: 1)Context and history of prenatal screening(new), 2)DS prenatal screening(existing), 3)Consent in prenatal screening(new) and 4)Communication between healthcare professionals and patients(existing). In each module, the targeted learning objectives and the work to be carried out are presented. Various teaching methods and medias are used during this training: videos, interviews, narrated capsule, readings, links to scientific articles and complementary websites. Videos are done with experts on SDM, ethics of prenatal testing. For the 2 new modules, narrated capsules and reports have replaced videos of experts. There is no simulation at the end. This training was designed to adapt to the learning pace of the user, is hosted on University Laval platform and needs an identification code to enter.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Laval University

  collaborator OTHER

• Genome Quebec

  collaborator OTHER

• Genome Canada

  collaborator OTHER

• CERSSPL

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• France Légaré, PhD · VITAM - Centre de recherche en santé durable

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

TRIPLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2019-08-01

Primary Completion

2020-01-31

Completion

2020-01-31

Countries

• Canada

Study Locations