Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
da Vinci Educational Consultants, USA.
Addict Behav. 2021 Jul;118:106858. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.106858. Epub 2021 Feb 8.
Emerging tobacco products, especially e-cigarettes, present a challenge for educators tasked with providing adolescent tobacco prevention education, as they typically have insufficient time to stay uptodate with the latest information on all tobacco products. To equip educators to implement e-cigarette and other prevention materials, we developed a novel, experiential training of the Tobacco Prevention Toolkit, comprising three components: (1) information session, (2) website navigation demonstration, and (3) hands-on curriculum demonstration allowing educators to present and practice Toolkit lessons.
We evaluated this experiential training using a post-training survey, conducted with 486 participants (75% female) from 21 separate trainings. Surveys included demographic questions, training evaluation questions, and 4 open-ended questions administered via Qualtrics. Quantitative data were analyzed for frequencies via R statistical software. Qualitative data were analyzed using grounded theory.
Training participants overwhelmingly agreed or strongly agreed that their knowledge of e-cigarettes increased as a result of the training; they were satisfied with the overall training; and they indicated intention to use the Toolkit in the future. Participants favored the enthusiastic presenters, the information about e-cigarettes, the website navigation, and the curriculum demonstration features of the training. Participants requested more time for various components of the training, more in-depth information about e-cigarettes, and more direction for Toolkit implementation.
This novel, experiential training increased educator-reported knowledge of tobacco products and was overwhelmingly well-received, suggesting that such training can be important for effective dissemination of other e-cigarette prevention and intervention curricula.
新兴烟草产品，尤其是电子烟，给负责为青少年提供烟草预防教育的教育工作者带来了挑战，因为他们通常没有足够的时间来了解所有烟草产品的最新信息。为了使教育工作者能够实施电子烟和其他预防材料，我们开发了一种新颖的、经验性的烟草预防工具包培训，包括三个部分：（1）信息会议，（2）网站导航演示，（3）动手课程演示，使教育工作者能够介绍和实践工具包课程。
我们使用培训后的调查评估了这种经验性培训，该调查在 21 次单独培训中对 486 名参与者（75%为女性）进行了调查。调查包括人口统计学问题、培训评估问题和 4 个通过 Qualtrics 管理的开放式问题。通过 R 统计软件对定量数据进行频率分析。定性数据采用扎根理论进行分析。
培训参与者普遍同意或强烈同意，他们的电子烟知识因培训而增加；他们对整个培训感到满意，并表示将来有意使用工具包。参与者喜欢热情的演讲者、电子烟信息、网站导航和课程演示功能。参与者希望在培训的各个部分获得更多的时间、更深入的电子烟信息，并获得更多的工具包实施指导。
这种新颖的经验性培训提高了教育工作者对烟草产品的报告知识，并且得到了广泛的好评，这表明这种培训对于有效传播其他电子烟预防和干预课程非常重要。
