title: An interactive e-learning tutorial for medical students on how to conduct the performance-oriented mobility assessment.
abstract: We evaluated the effectiveness of an e-learning tutorial (iPOMA) as a supplement to traditional teaching of the Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment. Second-year medical students (137) completed the iPOMA, in preparation for a session on fall risk assessment consisting of a lecture, practice with elder volunteers and small group debriefing. Before and after the tutorial, students completed online questionnaires, a quiz on POMA scoring immediately after the tutorial and competency assessments on POMA performance 1 month later. Self-efficacy in using the POMA increased and post-tutorial quiz scores were significantly correlated with self-efficacy. Students who completed the tutorial performed significantly better on the verbal instructions portion of the POMA. The iPOMA is an effective instructional modality.
authors.affiliation: Clinical medicine, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1201 NW 16th St (11GRC), Miami, FL, 33125, USA. Jruiz2@med.miami.edu
authors.forename: Jorge G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Osvaldo
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: Maria H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: van Zuilen
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mintzer
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control; D000368:Aged; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015397:Program Evaluation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013337:Students, Medical