Enhancement of Medical Interns' Levels of Clinical Skills Competence and Self-Confidence Levels via Video iPods: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Hansen, Margaret ^a   Oosthuizen, George ^b   Windsor, John ^c   Doherty, Iain ^d   Greig, Samuel ^e   McHardy, Karina ^f   McCann, Lloyd ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^b EDENDALE HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^e University of Oxford ^*

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^g OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Healthcare; Medical education; Mobile technology; Urinary catheterisation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MP3 PLAYER; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; TIME; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MP3-PLAYER; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; TIME FACTORS; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953069185     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1596     Document Type: Article

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