New Article in JMIR Medical Education:”Design, Implementation, and Analysis of an Assessment and Accreditation Model to Evaluate a Digital Competence Framework for Health Professionals: Mixed Methods Study”
A new article has been published in JMIR Medical Education “Design, Implementation, and Analysis of an Assessment and Accreditation Model to Evaluate a Digital Competence Framework for Health Professionals: Mixed Methods Study”. The authors are Francesc Saigí Rubió (UOC), Teresa Romeu (Edul@b, UOC), Eulàlia Hernández Encuentra (UOC), Montse Guitert (Edul@b, UOC), Erik Andrés (Fundació TIC Salut i Social) and Elisenda Reixach (Fundació TIC Salut i Social).
This study is part of the Vol. 10 (2024) of JMIR Medical Education. Discover all the articles that have been selected for this new volume, here. Find below the abstract of the article “Design, Implementation, and Analysis of an Assessment and Accreditation Model to Evaluate a Digital Competence Framework for Health Professionals: Mixed Methods Study” and the link to read it:
Abstract
Background: Although digital health is essential for improving health care, its adoption remains slow due to the lack of literacy in this area. Therefore, it is crucial for health professionals to acquire digital skills and for a digital competence assessment and accreditation model to be implemented to make advances in this field.
Objective: This study had two objectives: (1) to create a specific map of digital competences for health professionals and (2) to define and test a digital competence assessment and accreditation model for health professionals.
Methods: We took an iterative mixed methods approach, which included a review of the gray literature and consultation with local experts. We used the arithmetic mean and SD in descriptive statistics, Pvalues in hypothesis testing and subgroup comparisons, the greatest lower bound in test diagnosis, and the discrimination index in study instrument analysis.
Results: The assessment model designed in accordance with the competence content defined in the map of digital competences and based on scenarios had excellent internal consistency overall (greatest lower bound=0.91). Although most study participants (110/122, 90.2%) reported an intermediate self-perceived digital competence level, we found that the vast majority would not attain a level-2 Accreditation of Competence in Information and Communication Technologies.
Conclusions: Knowing the digital competence level of health professionals based on a defined competence framework should enable such professionals to be trained and updated to meet real needs in their specific professional contexts and, consequently, take full advantage of the potential of digital technologies. These results have informed the Health Plan for Catalonia 2021-2025, thus laying the foundations for creating and offering specific training to assess and certify the digital competence of such professionals.
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How To Cite
Saigí-Rubió F, Romeu T,Hernández Encuentra E, Guitert M, Andrés E, Reixach E. Design, Implementation, and Analysis of an Assessment and Accreditation Model to Evaluate a Digital Competence Framework for Health Professionals: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Med Educ 2024;10:e53462. doi: 10.2196/53462