PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Legare, France
AU  - Dofara, Georgina Suélène
AU  - Daniel, Sam
AU  - Ayivi-Vinz, Gloria
AU  - Talbot, Denis
TI  - Impact of educational activities format, online or in-person, on behavior change in doctors
AID  - 10.1370/afm.22.s1.6709
DP  - 2024 Nov 20
TA  - The Annals of Family Medicine
PG  - 6709
VI  - 22
IP  - Supplement 1
4099  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/22/Supplement_1/6709.short
4100  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/22/Supplement_1/6709.full
SO  - Ann Fam Med2024 Nov 20; 22
AB  - We know little about how the impact of in-person CPD compares to that of online CPD.Objective: We compared the impact of in-person versus online CPD courses on doctors’ behavior change.Methods: A first group attended in-person courses. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a second group attended an online version of these courses. Behavioral intention was assessed using CPD-REACTION before and immediately after the courses. Self-reported behavior change was measured six months later.Results: We included the 82 registrants of the in-person courses (mean age: 52 ±10; men: 50%) and the 318 registrants of the online courses (mean age: 49 ±12; men: 63%). On a scale of 1 to 7, mean intention before in-person courses was 5.99 ±1.31 and 6.43 ±0.80 afterwards (average intention gain of 0.44; CI: 0.16-0.74; p=0.003) and mean intention before online courses was 5.53 ±1.62 and 5.98 ±1.40 afterwards (average intention gain of 0.45; CI: 0.30-0.58; p<0.0001). The difference between course formats was not significant (p=0.80). Six months later, among those who had changed their behavior, the intention difference increased significantly (p=0.002) while it did not in the group of those who had not (p=0.223).Conclusion: Behavioral intention of doctors increased after CPD courses, similarly regardless of whether the course format and an increase in intention signals more likelihood of behavior change at six months.