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Hooley C, Baumann AA, Mutabazi V, et al. The TDR MOOC training in implementation research: evaluation of feasibility and lessons learned in Rwanda. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2020;6:66doi: 10.1186/s40814-020-00607-z.
Hooley, C., Baumann, A. A., Mutabazi, V., Brown, A., Reeds, D., Cade, W. T., Fuentes, L. L., Proctor, E. K., Karengera, S., Schecthman, K., Goss, C., Launois, P., Davila-Roman, V. G., & Mutimura, E. (2020). The TDR MOOC training in implementation research: evaluation of feasibility and lessons learned in Rwanda. Pilot and feasibility studies, 666. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-020-00607-z
Hooley, Cole, et al. "The TDR MOOC training in implementation research: evaluation of feasibility and lessons learned in Rwanda." Pilot and feasibility studies vol. 6 (2020): 66. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-020-00607-z
Hooley C, Baumann AA, Mutabazi V, Brown A, Reeds D, Cade WT, Fuentes LL, Proctor EK, Karengera S, Schecthman K, Goss C, Launois P, Davila-Roman VG, Mutimura E. The TDR MOOC training in implementation research: evaluation of feasibility and lessons learned in Rwanda. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2020 May 15;6:66. doi: 10.1186/s40814-020-00607-z. eCollection 2020. PMID: 32467769; PMCID: PMC7229620.
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Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2020 May 15;6:66. doi: 10.1186/s40814-020-00607-z. eCollection 2020.

The TDR MOOC training in implementation research: evaluation of feasibility and lessons learned in Rwanda.

Pilot and feasibility studies

Cole Hooley, Ana A Baumann, Vincent Mutabazi, Angela Brown, Dominic Reeds, W Todd Cade, Lisa de Las Fuentes, Enola K Proctor, Stephen Karengera, Kenneth Schecthman, Charles Goss, Pascal Launois, Victor G Davila-Roman, Eugene Mutimura

Affiliations

  1. 1Brown School of Social Work, WUSTL, St. Louis, MO USA.
  2. 2Regional Alliance for Sustainable Development (RASD) Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.
  3. 3Cardiovascular Division, WUSTL, St. Louis, MO USA.
  4. 4Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science, WUSTL, St. Louis, MO USA.
  5. 5Program in Physical Therapy, WUSTL, St. Louis, MO USA.
  6. 6Division of Biostatistics, WUSTL, St. Louis, MO USA.
  7. 7Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.

PMID: 32467769 PMCID: PMC7229620 DOI: 10.1186/s40814-020-00607-z

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Hypertension (HTN) affects nearly 1 billion people globally and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), HTN represents an unmet health care gap that can be addressed by strengthening national health care systems. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute recently funded the T4 Translation Research Capacity Building Initiative in Low Income Countries (TREIN) program to build capacity in dissemination and implementation (D&I) research in HTN in LMICs. The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) at the World Health Organization (WHO) recently developed a massive open online course (MOOC) to train in D&I. Herein, we report on the use of the TDR WHO MOOC in D&I for the TREIN program in Rwanda, assessing feasibility of the MOOC and D&I competencies after MOOC training.

METHODS: Participants in one-group MOOC training completed pre- and post-training questionnaires to assess dissemination and implementation (D&I) competency outcomes and feasibility. D&I competencies were measured by use of a scale developed for a US-based training program, with the change in competency scores assessed by paired

RESULTS: Of the 92 trainees enrolled, 35 (38%) completed all MOOC components. D&I competency scores showed strong evidence of improvements from pre- to post-test. The full-scale average score improved by an average of 1.09 points, representing an effect size of 1.25 (CI 0.48-2.00); all four subscales also showed strong evidence of improvements. Trainees reported challenges to MOOC course completion that included technological issues (i.e., limited internet access) and competing demands (i.e., work, family).

CONCLUSIONS: In the context of LMIC training, the MOOC course was feasible and course completion showed improvement in D&I competency scores. While the program was designed with a focus on training for tropical diseases, there is potential for scalability to a wider audience of health care researchers, workers, administrators, and policymakers in LMIC interested in D&I research in non-communicable diseases.

© The Author(s) 2020.

Keywords: D&I competencies; Hypertension; Low-middle-income countries; Training

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests.

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