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Table 5 Resource Use by User Group

From: A mixed methods evaluation of the Paediatric Musculoskeletal Matters (PMM) online portfolio

 

Training Doctors*

Clinicians

Nurses & AHP

Overall

PMM Website Main Reason of Use

 To find the answer to a clinical problem

7 (53.85%)

17 (45.95%)

26 (49.06%)

50 (48.54%)

 To find an answer for an educational reason (e.g. essay, MCQ, exam)

5 (38.46%)

13 (35.14%)

15 (28.30%)

33 (32.04%)

 For Continuing Professional Development (CPD) / For Continuing Medical Education (CME)

4 (30.77%)

15 (40.54%)

38 (71.70%)

57 (55.34%)

 For academic examination preparation and revision

8 (61.54%)

8 (21.62%)

9 (16.98%)

25 (24.27%)

 For teaching (of others)

5 (38.46%)

24 (64.86%)

15 (28.30%)

44 (42.71%)

 To access pGALS guidance

9 (69.23%)

15 (40.54%)

15 (28.30%)

39 (37.86%)

 To access pREMS guidance

6 (46.15%)

9 (24.32%)

14 (26.42%)

29 (28.16%)

 Other

0

2 (5.41%) Improve skills in MSK assessment.

3 (5.66%) Improve knowledge and experience. Assess motor milestones.

5 (4.85%)

 

n = 13

n = 37

n = 53

n = 103

pGALS App Main Reason of Use

 To help examine a patient

4 (40%)

10 (47.62%)

14 (82.35%)

28 (58.33%)

 To improve my clinical examination technique

5 (50%)

10 (47.62%)

11 (64.71%)

26 (54.17%)

 To improve the clinical examination technique of others

2 (20%)

12 (57.14%)

8 (47.06%)

22 (45.83%)

 For academic examination preparation and revision

5 (50%)

8 (38.10%)

4 (23.53%)

17 (35.42%)

 For teaching (of others)

4 (40%)

19 (90.48%)

5 (29.41%)

28 (58.33%)

 

n = 10

n = 21

n = 17

n = 48

ELM Main Reason of Use

 To understand a clinical problem

2 (33%)

4 (40%)

25 (73.53%)

31 (62%)

 To learn more for an educational reason (e.g. essay, MCQ, exam)

3 (50%)

4 (40%)

13 (38.24%)

20 (40%)

 For continuing professional development (CPD)/continuing medical education (CME)

3 (50%)

5 (50%)

23 (67.65%)

31 (62%)

 For academic examination preparation and revision

3 (50%)

4 (40%)

6 (17.65%)

13 (26%)

 For teaching (of others)

1 (16.67)

6 (60%)

10 (29.41%)

17 (34%)

 Other

0

0

1 (2.94%) Updating previous knowledge.

1 (2%)

 

n = 6

n = 10

n = 34

n = 50

  1. *‘Training doctor’ included medical student, general paediatric trainee, paediatric rheumatology trainee, family medicine trainee; ‘Clinician’ included, general paediatrician, paediatric rheumatologist, family medicine doctors, orthopaedic surgeon & clinical lecturer/ research fellow/medical laboratory; ‘Nurses & AHP’ included nurse/nurse practitioner, physiotherapist, podiatrist, occupational therapist, extended scope practitioner & additional needs practitioner – see Additional file 7 for breakdown