Commitment to change statements: A way of understanding how participants use information and skills taught in an educational session

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Nd analyzed which changes were implemented in practice. Methods: Participants at a course on the management of male sexual dysfunction were asked to identify the changes to which they would commit. Six months after the course, they were asked to indicate which changes they implemented fully, partially, or not at all. Results: A total of 352 physicians attended the courses held in 21 centers. A majority of attendees (344 or 97.7%) completed forms at the end of the course, providing 1,635 commitment statements. Six months later, 197 (57.3%) physicians provided follow-up data about 935 (55.4%) of the commitment statements originally submitted. Of these, 602 (66.52%) were completely implemented. Many of the changes related to two specific aspects of the course, namely, sexual history taking and medical intervention, accounting for 45.93% of the intended commitments and 47.67% of the changes completely implemented. Slightly over half (58%) of the course time was devoted to these two areas. There was a significant correlation between the number of changes and the amount of time allocated to that content within the course. Findings: Commitment to change statements offered by course participants can be used to examine the impact of a course relative to its learning focus. Continuing medical education providers must take a critical look at commitment to change statements as an “intervention” in their own right and determine how the tool can best be used as a continuing medical education intervention. Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1 Copyright © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., A Wiley Company...

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