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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Continuing Professional Development of Endodontists: A Comprehensive Survey Study
COVID-19 Pandemisinin Endodontistlerin Sürekli Mesleki Gelişimleri Üzerine Etkisinin Etkisi: Kapsamlı Bir Anket Çalışması
Turkiye Klinikleri J Dental Sci. 2022;28(3):624-32
doi: 10.5336/dentalsci.2021-86291
Makale Dili: EN
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ABSTRACT
Objective: Continuing professional development (CPD) is a lifelong process that continues despite all kinds of obstacles. The aim of this study was to evaluate of endodontists' attitudes towards CPD during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic and online educational resources (OERs). Material and Methods: A questionnaire on demographic data and preferred resources before and after the pandemic was sent to 554 potential participants via e-mail. A chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression test were conducted on the obtained data at a 5% significance level. Results: One hundred seventy five participants responded to the survey. Of all the participants, 67% were women and 45% were academicians. Since the pandemic began, OERs have been preferred over traditional resources, but traditional ones were considered more useful than OERs. Most of the respondents believed that contagion concerns represented the greatest obstacle to CPD. Gender and experience were related to the perception that the pandemic affected the respondents' CPD activities (p<0.001). Specialty/ PhD students tended to benefit more than others from OERs (p<0.05). The respondents mostly considered that OERs are comfortable and advantageous in terms of time, cost, professional knowledge and skill. Conclusion: The resources endodontists chose for CPD activities seemed to have changed in favour of OERs during the pandemic despite their lower perceived usefulness as compared with traditional resources.
Keywords: COVID-19; continuing professional development; endodontics; internet usage; online resources
Objective: Continuing professional development (CPD) is a lifelong process that continues despite all kinds of obstacles. The aim of this study was to evaluate of endodontists' attitudes towards CPD during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic and online educational resources (OERs). Material and Methods: A questionnaire on demographic data and preferred resources before and after the pandemic was sent to 554 potential participants via e-mail. A chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression test were conducted on the obtained data at a 5% significance level. Results: One hundred seventy five participants responded to the survey. Of all the participants, 67% were women and 45% were academicians. Since the pandemic began, OERs have been preferred over traditional resources, but traditional ones were considered more useful than OERs. Most of the respondents believed that contagion concerns represented the greatest obstacle to CPD. Gender and experience were related to the perception that the pandemic affected the respondents' CPD activities (p<0.001). Specialty/ PhD students tended to benefit more than others from OERs (p<0.05). The respondents mostly considered that OERs are comfortable and advantageous in terms of time, cost, professional knowledge and skill. Conclusion: The resources endodontists chose for CPD activities seemed to have changed in favour of OERs during the pandemic despite their lower perceived usefulness as compared with traditional resources.
Keywords: COVID-19; continuing professional development; endodontics; internet usage; online resources
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Amaç: Sürekli mesleki gelişim (SMG), her türlü engele rağmen yaşam boyu devam eden bir öğrenme sürecidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, endodontistlerin koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 pandemisi sırasında SMG'ye ve online eğitim kaynaklarına (OEK) yönelik tutumlarını değerlendirmektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Beş yüz elli dört katılımcıya pandemi öncesi ve sonrası olmak üzere demografik veriler ve tercih edilen kaynaklar hakkında hazırlanmış bir anket e-posta yoluyla gönderildi. Elde edilen veriler üzerinde %5 anlamlılık düzeyinde ki-kare testi ve çok değişkenli lojistik regresyon analizi yapıldı. Bulgular: Yüz yetmiş beş katılımcı anketi cevaplamıştır. Tüm katılımcıların %67'si kadın ve %45'i akademisyendi. Pandemi başlangıcından itibaren OEK geleneksel kaynaklara tercih edilmiş, ancak geleneksel olanlar OEK'den daha kullanışlı kabul edilmiştir. Ankete katılanların çoğu, bulaş endişesini SMG'nin önündeki en büyük engel olarak görmüştür. Cinsiyet ve deneyim, pandeminin katılımcıların SMG faaliyetlerini etkilediği algısıyla ilişkili bulunmuştur (p<0,001). Uzmanlık/doktora öğrencileri OEK'den daha fazla yararlanma eğiliminde bulunmuştur (p<0,05). Ankete katılanlar OEK'nin zaman, para, mesleki bilgi ve beceri düzeyleri açısından rahat ve avantajlı olduğunu düşünmektedirler. Sonuç: Her ne kadar endodontistler pandemi döneminde SMG için OEK tercih etmiş olsalar da geleneksel kaynakları OEK'ye göre daha kullanışlı olduklarını düşünmektedirler.
Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19; sürekli mesleki gelişim; endodonti; internet kullanımı; online kaynaklar
Amaç: Sürekli mesleki gelişim (SMG), her türlü engele rağmen yaşam boyu devam eden bir öğrenme sürecidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, endodontistlerin koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 pandemisi sırasında SMG'ye ve online eğitim kaynaklarına (OEK) yönelik tutumlarını değerlendirmektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Beş yüz elli dört katılımcıya pandemi öncesi ve sonrası olmak üzere demografik veriler ve tercih edilen kaynaklar hakkında hazırlanmış bir anket e-posta yoluyla gönderildi. Elde edilen veriler üzerinde %5 anlamlılık düzeyinde ki-kare testi ve çok değişkenli lojistik regresyon analizi yapıldı. Bulgular: Yüz yetmiş beş katılımcı anketi cevaplamıştır. Tüm katılımcıların %67'si kadın ve %45'i akademisyendi. Pandemi başlangıcından itibaren OEK geleneksel kaynaklara tercih edilmiş, ancak geleneksel olanlar OEK'den daha kullanışlı kabul edilmiştir. Ankete katılanların çoğu, bulaş endişesini SMG'nin önündeki en büyük engel olarak görmüştür. Cinsiyet ve deneyim, pandeminin katılımcıların SMG faaliyetlerini etkilediği algısıyla ilişkili bulunmuştur (p<0,001). Uzmanlık/doktora öğrencileri OEK'den daha fazla yararlanma eğiliminde bulunmuştur (p<0,05). Ankete katılanlar OEK'nin zaman, para, mesleki bilgi ve beceri düzeyleri açısından rahat ve avantajlı olduğunu düşünmektedirler. Sonuç: Her ne kadar endodontistler pandemi döneminde SMG için OEK tercih etmiş olsalar da geleneksel kaynakları OEK'ye göre daha kullanışlı olduklarını düşünmektedirler.
Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19; sürekli mesleki gelişim; endodonti; internet kullanımı; online kaynaklar
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