Epidemiology and Public Health Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
Iberoamerican Cochrane Centre (IbCC) - Sant Pau Biomedical Research Institute (IIB-Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain.
PLoS One. 2023 Jul 7;18(7):e0288082. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288082. eCollection 2023.
The main objective of the Informed Health Choices (IHC) project is to teach people to assess treatment claims and make informed health choices. For this purpose, the IHC learning resources were developed for primary school children. The aim of this study is to explore students' and teachers' experience when using the IHC resources in primary schools in Barcelona (Spain).
We conducted a mixed methods study for piloting the IHC resources in a convenience sample of primary schools in Barcelona. The intervention included a workshop with teachers, and nine lessons with students. We collected data using multiple approaches. We performed quantitative and qualitative analyses, and integrated the findings in a joint display. Finally, we formulated recommendations for using the IHC resources in this setting.
Two schools, with a total of 143 students in 4th and 5th grade and six teachers, participated in the study. One school followed the suggested IHC teaching plan and competed all the lessons; the other school modified the plan substantially and did not complete all the lessons. Overall, students and teachers from both schools understood, were interested in, and were able to apply the content of the lessons. During the lessons, the textbook was useful for students; nevertheless, for the teachers, the usefulness of the IHC resources was variable. Teachers adapted the IHC resources to increase student participation and used Information and Communications Technologies tools. We observed more facilitators than barriers to teach the lessons. The teachers suggested some ideas to improve the lessons based on activities they developed and implemented. The integration analysis showed great convergence of the quantitative and qualitative findings. We propose seven recommendations for using the IHC resources in this setting.
Students and teachers from primary schools in Barcelona showed a positive experience when using IHC resources; however, these resources should be adapted to promote classroom participation.
知情健康选择（IHC）项目的主要目标是教导人们评估治疗主张并做出明智的健康选择。为此，为小学生开发了 IHC 学习资源。本研究旨在探讨学生和教师在巴塞罗那（西班牙）小学使用 IHC 资源的经验。
我们在巴塞罗那的一所便利样本小学中进行了一项混合方法研究，以对 IHC 资源进行试点。干预措施包括教师研讨会和九节学生课程。我们使用多种方法收集数据。我们进行了定量和定性分析，并将研究结果整合到一个联合展示中。最后，我们为在这种情况下使用 IHC 资源提出了建议。
两所学校共有 143 名 4 年级和 5 年级的学生和 6 名教师参与了研究。一所学校按照建议的 IHC 教学计划完成了所有课程；另一所学校则大幅修改了计划，并未完成所有课程。总体而言，两所学校的学生和教师都理解、感兴趣并能够应用课程的内容。在课程中，课本对学生很有用；然而，对教师而言，IHC 资源的有用性各不相同。教师根据增加学生参与度和使用信息通信技术工具对 IHC 资源进行了改编。我们观察到，在教授这些课程时，促进因素多于障碍。教师根据他们开发和实施的活动提出了一些改进课程的建议。整合分析显示，定量和定性发现之间存在很大的一致性。我们根据在这种情况下使用 IHC 资源提出了七点建议。
巴塞罗那小学的学生和教师在使用 IHC 资源时表现出积极的体验；然而，这些资源应进行调整以促进课堂参与。
