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. 2023 Feb 10;20(4):3118.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph20043118.

Feasibility of Developing Audiovisual Material for Training Needs in a Vietnam Orphanage: A Mixed-Method Design

Patricia Jovellar-Isiegas  1 , Carolina Jiménez-Sánchez  1 , Almudena Buesa-Estéllez  1 , Pilar Gómez-Barreiro  1 , Inés Alonso-Langa  1 , Sandra Calvo  2 , Marina Francín-Gallego  1
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Feasibility of Developing Audiovisual Material for Training Needs in a Vietnam Orphanage: A Mixed-Method Design

Patricia Jovellar-Isiegas et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Disabled children living in orphanages in low-income countries may not have access to the therapy they need. The COVID-19 pandemic has complicated the situation dramatically, making online training activities a possible innovative option to meet the real needs of local staff. This study aimed to detect the training needs of the local staff of an orphanage in Vietnam, as well as develop an audiovisual training material and measure its feasibility. Training needs were identified through a focus group carried out by the volunteers of Fisios Mundi, a nongovernmental organization. The audiovisual training material was developed to meet these specific needs. Lastly, its feasibility was evaluated, in terms of both content and format, through an ad hoc questionnaire. Nine volunteers participated in the project. Twenty-four videos were created and structured around five themes. This study expands the body of knowledge on how an international cooperation project can be developed in a pandemic situation. The audiovisual training material content and format created in this project was considered by the volunteers as very feasible and useful for training the staff of a Vietnamese orphanage.

Keywords: disabled children; international cooperation; mixed-method research; online training; physical therapy.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Study design. Methodology and study phases. QUAN = quantitative, QUAL = qualitative.
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Audiovisual training material. Consisting of 24 videos distributed across the five themes based on the needs identified by the volunteers in the focus group.
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