Validation of the Blended Learning Usability Evaluation–Questionnaire (BLUE-Q) through an innovative Bayesian questionnaire validation approach.

Purpose: The primary aim of this study is to validate the Blended Learning Usability Evaluation–Questionnaire (BLUE-Q) for use in the field of health professions education through a Bayesian approach. As Bayesian questionnaire validation remains elusive, a secondary aim of this article is to serve as a simplified tutorial for engaging in such validation practices in health professions education.

Methods: A total of 10 health education-based experts in blended learning were recruited to participate in a 30-minute interviewer-administered survey.

Advancing equity, diversity, inclusivity, and accessibility in primary care: The development of an integrated educational experience model.

This article presents the development of the Equity, Diversity, Inclusivity, and Accessibility (EDIA) Cross-Cutting Theme Project within the Team Primary Care (TPC) initiative, aimed at addressing systemic inequities through innovative educational strategies. Grounded in the social accountability of health professions framework, this project aims to equip primary care teams with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to promote health equity. The EDIA Integrated Educational Experience (IEE) model includes a self-assessment tool, digital learning space, and national mentorship network, providing a comprehensive approach for primary care teams to promote health equity.

Teaching Chest Tube Insertion by Blended Learning: A Multi-Dimensional Analysis.

Background: Emerging technologies are being incorporated in surgical education. The use of such technology should be supported by evidence that the technology neither distracts nor overloads the learner and is easy to use. To teach chest tube insertion, we developed an e-learning module, as part of a blended learning program delivered prior to in-person hands-on simulation.

Online learning in health professions education. Part 2: Tools and practical application: AMEE Guide No. 163.

Part 1 of the AMEE Guide focused on foundational concepts such as theory, methods, and instructional design in online learning. Part 2 builds upon Part 1, introducing technology tools and applications of these foundational concepts by exploring the various levels (from beginner to advanced) of utilisation, while describing how their usage can transform Health Professions Education. This Part covers Learning Management Systems, infographics, podcasting, videos, websites, social media, online discussion forums, simulation, virtual patients, extended and virtual reality.

Measurement and Management of Cognitive Load in Surgical Education: A Narrative Review.

Background: Cognitive load should be considered in designing optimal educational programs in health care. Despite the highly demanding nature of surgery and surgical education, a consensus on how to manage cognitive load has not been established. The objective of this review is to map out how recent surgical education research incorporates cognitive load.

Insights for Teaching During a Pandemic: Lessons From a Pre-COVID-19 International Synchronous Hybrid Learning Experience.

Background And Objectives: Medical educators and researchers have increasingly sought to embed online educational modalities into graduate medical education, albeit with limited empirical evidence of how trainees perceive the value and experience of online learning in this context. The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of hybrid learning in a graduate research methods course in a family medicine and primary care research graduate program.

Methods: This qualitative description study recruited 28 graduate students during the fall 2016 academic term.

Embedding Identity and How Clinical Teachers Reconcile Their Multiple Professional Identities to Meet Overlapping Demands at Work.

Phenomenon: Clinical teachers perform overlapping tasks in education and patient care. They are therefore expected to juggle many professional identities such as educator and clinician. Yet little is known about how clinical teachers negotiate their professional identities.

Evaluating Usability in Blended Learning Programs Within Health Professions Education: a Scoping Review.

Unlabelled: Knowledge was mapped about how usability has been applied in the evaluation of blended learning programs within health professions education. Across 80 studies, usability was explicitly mentioned once but always indirectly evaluated. A conceptual framework was developed, providing a foundation for future instruments to evaluate usability in this context.

What Role Can Trained Volunteers Add to Chronic Disease Care of Immigrants?

To help primary care teams improve patient-centered care, we elicited health and life goals of immigrants with a chronic disease. We conducted an exploratory study of the (1) acceptability of home visits by volunteers to collect health information and (2) content of health and life goals within a primary care program for immigrants with chronic disease. Pairs of trained community volunteers visited 23 patients in their homes and asked them to identify three life goals and three health goals.

Sleep Duration and Timing in the Medium- to Long-Term Post-Bariatric Surgery.

Sleep duration improves short-term following bariatric surgery; however, little is known about its association with bodyweight medium- to long-term post-surgery. The purpose of this study was to describe sleep duration and its relationship with BMI and body composition. Forty-nine individuals, with a BMI of 36.

Effect of Employment Status on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Long-Term Post-Bariatric Surgery.

Introduction: Inactivity and weight regain are serious problems post-bariatric surgery. Nearly half of waking time is spent at work, representing an opportunity to accumulate physical activity and help avoid weight regain.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate potential differences in physical activity and sedentary time by employment status post-bariatric surgery.

Eccentric Ergometer Training Promotes Locomotor Muscle Strength but Not Mitochondrial Adaptation in Patients with Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Eccentric ergometer training (EET) is increasingly being proposed as a therapeutic strategy to improve skeletal muscle strength in various cardiorespiratory diseases, due to the principle that lengthening muscle actions lead to high force-generating capacity at low cardiopulmonary load. One clinical population that may particularly benefit from this strategy is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as ventilatory constraints and locomotor muscle dysfunction often limit efficacy of conventional exercise rehabilitation in patients with severe disease. While the feasibility of EET for COPD has been established, the nature and extent of adaptation within COPD muscle is unknown.

Effects of Neighborhood Walkability on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Long-Term Post-Bariatric Surgery.

Unlabelled: ᅟ: Chronic inactivity and weight regain are serious health concerns following bariatric surgery. Neighborhood walkability is associated with higher physical activity and lower obesity rates in normal weight populations.

Purpose: Explore the influence of neighborhood walkability on physical activity and sedentarism among long-term post-bariatric surgery patients.

Validity and reliability of Fitbit activity monitors compared to ActiGraph GT3X+ with female adults in a free-living environment.

Objectives: Inexpensive activity monitors have recently gained popularity with the general public. Researchers have evaluated these consumer-based monitors in laboratory-conditions. Given the current wide-spread consumer use of these devices, it is important to ensure users are attaining accurate information compared to previously validated measures.

Physical activity and sedentary behavior in bariatric patients long-term post-surgery.

Background: To measure sedentary behaviors and physical activity using accelerometry in participants who have undergone bariatric surgery 8.87 ± 3.78 years earlier and to compare these results with established guidelines.

Keeping the weight off: physical activity, sitting time, and weight loss maintenance in bariatric surgery patients 2 to 16 years postsurgery.

Background: Bariatric surgery patients often exhibit low levels of physical activity (PA), despite the presumed importance of PA as an adjunct to surgery for successful weight loss. Little is known regarding the associations of PA and sedentary behaviors to weight loss outcomes in the long term following surgery. The objective of the study was to assess the associations of PA and sitting time with weight status, weight loss, and weight maintenance outcomes in bariatric patients 2-16 years postsurgery.

Precision of the iDXA for visceral adipose tissue measurement in severely obese patients.

Unlabelled: A new measurement tool, the automated software CoreScan, for the GE Lunar iDXA, has been validated for measuring visceral adipose tissue (VAT) against computed tomography in normal-weight populations. However, no study has evaluated the precision of CoreScan in measuring VAT among severely obese patients.

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the precision of CoreScan for VAT measurements in severely obese adults (body mass index > 40 kg·m(-2)).

In vivo precision of the GE lunar iDXA for the assessment of lumbar spine, total hip, femoral neck, and total body bone mineral density in severely obese patients.

No study has evaluated the precision of the GE Lunar iDXATM (GE Healthcare) in measuring bone mineral density (BMD) among severely obese patients. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the precision of the GE Lunar iDXATM for assessing BMD, including the lumbar spine L1-L4, L2-L4, the total hip, femoral neck, and total body in a severely obese population (body mass index [BMI]>40 kg/m(2)). Sixty-four severely obese participants with a mean age of 46 ± 11 yr, BMI of 49 ± 6 kg/m(2), and a mean body mass of 136.

In vivo precision of the GE iDXA for the assessment of total body composition and fat distribution in severely obese patients.

Objective: To evaluate the precision of the iDXA for total body composition and fat distribution measurements in severely obese patients.

Design And Methods: Sixty-five severely obese participants with a mean age of 46 ± 11 years, BMI of 49 ± 6 kg/m(2) , and a mean body mass of 137.3 ± 20.

Relation between physical exertion and postural stability in hemiparetic participants secondary to stroke.

Introduction: Chronic hemiparetic stroke individuals are at a higher risk of falling. This may be due to balance impairments, cardiovascular deconditioning, and muscle weakness associated with stroke effects. Postural instability associated with fatigue would likely be attained more rapidly for stroke individuals than for healthy individuals.

Novel drug product to improve joint motion and function and reduce pain after arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Purpose: OMS103HP, an investigational drug product containing ketoprofen, amitriptyline, and oxymetazoline, is added to arthroscopic irrigation solution. OMS103HP was evaluated in patients undergoing arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction to assess the drug's safety and ability to improve postoperative knee function and motion, reduce postoperative pain, and allow earlier return to work.

Methods: This was a prospective, double-blind, vehicle-controlled, parallel-group, randomized study.