A study of Learning Styles of Health Care Providers in Health Network of Qods City and Their Attitudes towards E-Learning in 1398

Abstract

Background & aim: Considering the important role of health caregivers in the health system as providers of health services and the use of e-learning method in in-service training of this group of health workers, the present study aimed to determine the attitude of health care workers in the health network of Qods city towards E-learning and determining their learning style. Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was performed on 77 health care providers selected by census method. The research instrument had three sections: demographic information form, Mishra attitude questionnaire and Kolb learning style. Data were analyzed using descriptive tests (frequency, mean and standard deviation) and independent t-tests and analysis of variance, chi-square, Fisher's exact test and Pearson correlation coefficient in SPSS software version 24. Results: The results showed that the mean score of attitudes of health care providers was 38.78 which considered positive due to being higher than the mean score of Mishra questionnaire. Learning style of 42.86% of health care providers was absorbing and then convergent styles with 29.87%, divergent with 22.08% and adaptive styles with 5.19% had the highest frequency among health care providers, respectively. There was a significant relationship between the attitude of health care providers and the type of employment and their interest in e-learning. There was also a significant relationship between health caregivers' learning style and age and work experience. Conclusion: Given the positive attitude of health care providers towards e-learning, it is suggested to focus on this method in holding training courses for this group of learners, and since there were all four learning styles among this group of learners, the applications of variety of methods in educational environments can meet their educational needs.