Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, P.O. Box 5000, FI- 90014, University of Oulu, Finland.
Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, P.O. Box 5000, FI- 90014, University of Oulu, Finland; Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
Nurse Educ Today. 2023 Jan;120:105635. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105635. Epub 2022 Nov 11.
Health care experts need high levels of competence, yet there is little evidence on the influence of digital learning on health science students' competence development.
This study aims to describe health sciences students' experiences of the development of their competence and the influences of digital learning upon their competence.
A qualitative descriptive research.
A total of 15 health sciences students were interviewed.
The data was collected by using individual semi-structured interviews during the spring of 2021. The data was analyzed using content analysis.
The health sciences students felt that their expertise encompasses motivation for future career development, understanding the social and professional influences on their career development, versatile expertise in various aspects of health sciences, and developing competence in different learning environments. The students recognized that digital learning requires the active participation, digitalization is a part of a successful learning environment, and digital learning challenges social interactions. The students' digital learning facilitated competence development, which broadened their understanding of skills relevant to health sciences; however, these benefits could only be obtained when including adequate support.
The results hold social value for the development of health sciences education as policy-makers can use the presented information to develop high-quality, digital learning procedures.
医疗保健专家需要具备高水平的能力，但关于数字学习对健康科学学生能力发展的影响的证据却很少。
本研究旨在描述健康科学专业学生的能力发展经验，以及数字学习对他们能力的影响。
定性描述性研究。
共有 15 名健康科学专业的学生接受了采访。
数据采集是在 2021 年春季通过个人半结构化访谈进行的。使用内容分析法对数据进行分析。
健康科学专业的学生认为他们的专业知识包括对未来职业发展的动力、理解对其职业发展有影响的社会和专业因素、健康科学各个方面的多方面专业知识，以及在不同学习环境中发展能力。学生们认识到数字学习需要积极参与，数字化是成功学习环境的一部分，数字学习挑战了社交互动。学生的数字学习促进了能力的发展，拓宽了他们对健康科学相关技能的理解；但是，只有在提供足够的支持时，才能获得这些益处。
研究结果对健康科学教育的发展具有社会价值，决策者可以利用所提供的信息来开发高质量的数字学习程序。
