Effectiveness of a 3-hour breastfeeding course for family physicians
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Effectiveness of a 3-hour breastfeeding course for family physicians
Abstract
Objective: To test the effectiveness of a 3-hour course on breastfeeding for family physicians.
Design: A previously validated questionnaire testing confidence in, attitudes toward, and knowledge of breastfeeding issues was administered to participants 1 week before and 2 months after taking the Breastfeeding Basics for the Practicing Physician course.
Setting: Canada.
Participants: Family physicians and residents who attended the Breastfeeding Basics for the Practicing Physician course between July 2008 and December 2010.
Interventions: Participants' scores on the questionnaires that were filled out before and after the course were collected and analyzed.
Objectif: Vérifier l’efficacité d’un cours de 3 heures sur l’allaitement maternel à l’intention des médecins de famille.
Type d’étude: Un questionnaire préalablement validé évaluant la confiance et les attitudes des participants envers l’allaitement maternel et leurs connaissances de cette pratique a été proposé aux participants une semaine avant et 2 mois après qu’ils aient suivi le cours 3-hour Breastfeeding Basics for the Practicing Physician.
Contexte: Le Canada.
Participants: Les médecins et les résidents qui ont suivi le cours 3-hour Breastfeeding Basics for the Practicing Physician entre juillet 2008 et décembre 2010.
Interventions: On a comparé les scores obtenus aux questionnaires par les participants avant et après le cours.
Principaux paramètres à l’étude: Les changements dans la confiance et l’attitude des participants envers l’allaitement maternel et dans leurs connaissances sur cette pratique à la suite du cours.
Résultats: Un total de 80 participants ont répondu au questionnaire avant le cours et 72 après le cours : 40 participants ont répondu aux deux : les données de ces derniers ont été utilisées pour une comparaison par paires. Les scores moyens pour les attitudes ont augmenté significativement, passant de 77,4 avant le cours à 83,0 après le cours (P < ,001). Les scores moyens pour les connaissances ont aussi augmenté de façon significative, de 150,2 à 159,2 (P < ,001). Pour ce qui est de la confiance, aucune différence significative n’a été observée (P = ,486).
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