Online modules show significant pre-post knowledge gains in psychiatric trainees¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Brief online modules or e-learning courses produced statistically significant improvements in psychiatric trainees' knowledge between pretest and posttest, with some gains retained at follow-up. → Mohd Amiruddin Mohd Kassim 2025

Evidence¶

Mohd Amiruddin Mohd Kassim 2025¶

Mohd Amiruddin Mohd Kassim, Sidi Muhammad Yusoff Azli Shah, Jane Tze Yn Lim, Tuti Iryani Mohd Daud. (2025). Online-Based and Technology-Assisted Psychiatric Education for Trainees: Scoping Review. JMIR Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.2196/64773

q2 · i? · review · r3

The review reports that across studies of brief online modules on topics such as catatonia and tobacco use disorder, "there were significant increases in knowledge [39,40] or improved levels of stigma [41] between pre- and posttests, with some of the improvements being retained at the 3-month or 6-month follow-up." Most included studies used 1-group pretest-posttest designs with subjective measures.

"there were significant increases in knowledge [39,40] or improved levels of stigma [41] between pre- and posttests, with some of the improvements being retained at the 3-month or 6-month follow-up"

Discussion¶

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