Satisfaction with a distance continuing education program for health professionals

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 776-786

  Bynum, Ann B ^a   Irwin, Cathy A ^a   Cohen, Betty ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

distance education; educational technology; program evaluation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY SIZE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATIONS; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; HISPANICS; INTERACTIVE VIDEO; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY RELIABILITY; MEDICAL SCIENCE; PATIENT CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROGRAM QUALITY; URBAN COMMUNITY;

DISTANCE EDUCATION; HEALTH; HOSPITALS; INFORMATION USE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

TECHNOLOGY;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DENTIST; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DENTISTS; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSES; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956379896     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2010.0005     Document Type: Article

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