School of Public Health Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin, ROI, Woodview House, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, CH, Switzerland.
BMC Public Health. 2023 Oct 10;23(1):1964. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16851-w.
Training has been used to develop research skills among sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) researchers. Remote education may accelerate transfer of skills and reduce barriers to strengthening research capacity. This systematic review aimed to assess the effectiveness of remote training on SRHR research and describe enablers and barriers of effective remote training.
PubMed, Embase, and Scielo were searched up to December 2022 for studies that evaluated in any language online research training programmes either on a SRHR topic or tailored for professionals working in SRHR published since 1990. Characteristics of included studies, the programmes they evaluated, the programme's effectiveness, and reported barriers and enablers to remote learning were extracted. Three researchers synthesized and described findings on effectiveness, impact and outcomes mapping them against the Kirkpatrick model. Additionally, thematic analysis from qualitative data was conducted to identify themes relating to the barriers and enablers of remote learning.
Of 1,510 articles retrieved, six studies that included 2,058 remote learners met the inclusion criteria. Five out of six studies described empirical improvements in participant research knowledge/skills and three studies reported improvements in attitudes/self-efficacy towards research. Follow-up surveys from four studies revealed frequent application of new research skills and improved opportunities for career advancement and publication following online trainings. Cited barriers to effective online SRHR research training included time management challenges and participants' competing professional obligations; limited opportunities for interaction; and lack of support from home institutions. Cited enablers included well-structured and clear courses, learning objectives and expectations with participants; ensuring a manageable workload; facilitating interactions with mentors and hands-on experience; and selecting programme topics relevant to participants' jobs.
Remote SRHR training can lead to improvements in research knowledge, skills, and attitudes, particularly when course learning objectives, structure, and expectations are outlined clearly, and ongoing mentorship is provided.
培训已被用于培养性健康和生殖健康及权利（SRHR）研究人员的研究技能。远程教育可能会加速技能转移并减少加强研究能力的障碍。本系统评价旨在评估远程培训对 SRHR 研究的有效性，并描述有效远程培训的促成因素和障碍。
截至 2022 年 12 月，我们在 PubMed、Embase 和 Scielo 上以任何语言检索了自 1990 年以来发表的评估在线研究培训计划（针对 SRHR 主题或针对从事 SRHR 工作的专业人员量身定制）的研究，这些计划评估了性健康和生殖健康及权利研究或针对从事性健康和生殖健康及权利工作的专业人员的研究培训计划。提取纳入研究的特征、他们评估的计划、计划的有效性以及报告的远程学习障碍和促成因素。三名研究人员根据柯克帕特里克模型对有效性、影响和结果进行综合描述。此外，还对定性数据进行了主题分析，以确定与远程学习障碍和促成因素相关的主题。
在检索到的 1510 篇文章中，有 6 项研究符合纳入标准，共纳入了 2058 名远程学习者。6 项研究中有 5 项描述了参与者研究知识/技能的经验性提高，3 项研究报告了参与者对研究的态度/自我效能感的提高。四项研究的后续调查显示，在接受在线培训后，新的研究技能经常得到应用，职业发展和发表机会也有所增加。有效开展在线性健康和生殖健康及权利研究培训的障碍包括时间管理挑战和参与者的竞争专业义务；互动机会有限；以及来自家庭机构的支持不足。有效开展在线性健康和生殖健康及权利研究培训的促成因素包括课程结构清晰、课程学习目标明确、对参与者有明确的期望、确保工作负荷可控、促进与导师的互动和实践经验以及选择与参与者工作相关的课程主题。
远程 SRHR 培训可以提高研究知识、技能和态度，特别是当课程学习目标、结构和期望明确，并提供持续的指导时。
