Evaluation of an online training for improving self-reported evidence-based decision-making skills in cancer control among public health professionals

Public Health

Volumn 152, Issue , 2017, Pages 28-35

  Morshed, A B ^a   Ballew, P ^a   Elliott, M B ^b   Haire Joshu, D ^a   Kreuter, M W ^a   Brownson, R C ^a,c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer control; Evidence based public health; Online training; Public health workforce

Indexed keywords

CANCER; DECISION MAKING; INTERNET; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRAINING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CANCER CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; NEBRASKA; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PUBLIC HEALTH; SKILL; STUDY DESIGN; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EVALUATION STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

NEBRASKA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85032888594     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2017.06.014     Document Type: Article

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