Didactical characteristics of Dutch websites about kidney transplantation targeted for kidney patients and living donors: An exploratory study

Objective: The aim was to explore the origin, content topics, teaching modes (instruction, interaction, and assessment), and corresponding social-epistemological dimensions (choices in knowledge transfer vs. knowledge building, and individual vs. group learning) of web-based information on kidney transplantation targeted for patients and living donors. Methods: Dutch websites on kidney transplantation were retrieved using the search engine Google.nl. From 24 websites, 250 webpages were examined on origin, content topics, teaching modes, and corresponding social-epistemological dimensions. Resu... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Charlotte W. van Klaveren
Peter G.M. de Jong
Renée A. Hendriks
Franka Luk
Aiko P.J. de Vries
Paul J.M. van der Boog
A.J. Rabelink
Marlies E.J. Reinders
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
Reihe/Periodikum: PEC Innovation, Vol 1, Iss , Pp 100026- (2022)
Verlag/Hrsg.: Elsevier
Schlagwörter: Websites / Patient education / Kidney transplantation / Health communication / Social-epistemological dimensions / Teaching modes / Public aspects of medicine / RA1-1270
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26630154
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecinn.2022.100026

Objective: The aim was to explore the origin, content topics, teaching modes (instruction, interaction, and assessment), and corresponding social-epistemological dimensions (choices in knowledge transfer vs. knowledge building, and individual vs. group learning) of web-based information on kidney transplantation targeted for patients and living donors. Methods: Dutch websites on kidney transplantation were retrieved using the search engine Google.nl. From 24 websites, 250 webpages were examined on origin, content topics, teaching modes, and corresponding social-epistemological dimensions. Results: The majority of the websites had a professional organization as origin (20/24). The number and distribution of content topics varied among the websites. Of the 16 different teaching modes found, 11 were instructional, 4 were interactional, and 1 assessment mode was found. The websites offered almost exclusively teaching modes on individual and passive learning, whereas group learning and interactive knowledge building was hardly encountered. Conclusion: The diversity in teaching modes and social-epistemological dimensions of Dutch websites on kidney transplantation targeted for patients and living donors is limited. The websites only provided a partial view on kidney transplantation; information regarding contact with others, e.g. support, was limited. A more balanced availability of teaching approaches and content topics is desirable to fit with the didactical goals to make well-considered health decisions.