Stewart Sarah, Wootton Richard
Centre for Online Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
J Telemed Telecare. 2005;11 Suppl 2:S90-2. doi: 10.1258/135763305775124731.
Mentoring is a strategy that may assist the midwifery profession to support new graduates and midwives working in rural and remote areas. We conducted a survey of 1,577 New Zealand midwives about their opinions and experiences of mentoring. The questionnaire comprised 33 questions, nine of which were open questions. There was a 44% response rate. While the telephone was commonly utilized by mentors (37%) and mentored midwives (37%), the Internet and email played only a small part. Participants acknowledged the potential of these avenues for communication, but midwives felt that mentoring could be provided only by immediate, face-to-face contact. Nevertheless, e-mentoring could be a viable option and requires further investigation. About one-third of midwives identified geographical isolation as a barrier to being a mentor (38%) and being mentored (36%). The use of e-mentoring could remove the barrier of location and allow the midwife to chose a mentor who meets her needs, rather than because she is the only mentor available.
指导是一种策略，可能有助于助产专业支持新毕业生以及在农村和偏远地区工作的助产士。我们对1577名新西兰助产士进行了一项关于她们对指导的看法和经历的调查。问卷包含33个问题，其中9个是开放式问题。回复率为44%。虽然指导者（37%）和被指导的助产士（37%）普遍使用电话，但互联网和电子邮件的作用很小。参与者认可这些沟通渠道的潜力，但助产士认为指导只能通过即时的面对面接触来提供。然而，电子指导可能是一个可行的选择，需要进一步研究。约三分之一的助产士认为地理隔离是成为指导者（38%）和被指导者（36%）的障碍。使用电子指导可以消除地点障碍，使助产士能够选择满足其需求的指导者，而不是因为她是唯一可获得的指导者。
