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Background: As stated by the World Health Organization, health equity is achieved when everyone can attain their full potential for health and well-being. Addressing health inequity is critical in helping to ensure that all population groups can access the health care they need, when they need it.
The National Library of Medicine recently funded a Cochrane project to introduce the complex topic of health equity for various target populations. Six microlearning modules were developed, each one focusing on a particular aspect of health equity. Microlearning is the breaking down of large, often complex topics into bite-sized segments.
Objective: Evaluate the effectiveness of the microlearning modules in enhancing understanding of health equity among employees of public libraries in the United States and assess the relevance of the modules for use in their community library settings.
Methods: This study will adopt a formative method evaluation approach. Participants will be virtually recruited from United States public library staff. The study aims to enroll 30 to 50 diverse participants. Participants will enter the study through an online landing page where they will provide informed consent and complete a premodule questionnaire assessing baseline Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (commonly referred to as KAPs) related to health equity. Following this, participants will gain access to the microlearning modules. Feedback mechanisms, including quizzes and forms within the modules, will capture user experience data as well as include a postmodule questionnaire assessing participant’s improved knowledge related to health equity. Data from open-ended questions, focus group sessions, and screen-sharing sessions will be transcribed, coded, and analyzed using N-Vivo software.
Results: Findings from this evaluation will be used to improve the use and understanding of the microlearning modules and assess their effectiveness in improving health equity knowledge. The results will be directly applicable to library users (consumers) in diverse community settings across the United States. This work contributes to identifying gaps in access to health knowledge.
Conclusions: Knowing the main gaps in knowledge, access, delivery, and practical applications will help to improve the understanding, use, and implementation of the microlearning modules.
The National Library of Medicine recently funded a Cochrane project to introduce the complex topic of health equity for various target populations. Six microlearning modules were developed, each one focusing on a particular aspect of health equity. Microlearning is the breaking down of large, often complex topics into bite-sized segments.
Objective: Evaluate the effectiveness of the microlearning modules in enhancing understanding of health equity among employees of public libraries in the United States and assess the relevance of the modules for use in their community library settings.
Methods: This study will adopt a formative method evaluation approach. Participants will be virtually recruited from United States public library staff. The study aims to enroll 30 to 50 diverse participants. Participants will enter the study through an online landing page where they will provide informed consent and complete a premodule questionnaire assessing baseline Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (commonly referred to as KAPs) related to health equity. Following this, participants will gain access to the microlearning modules. Feedback mechanisms, including quizzes and forms within the modules, will capture user experience data as well as include a postmodule questionnaire assessing participant’s improved knowledge related to health equity. Data from open-ended questions, focus group sessions, and screen-sharing sessions will be transcribed, coded, and analyzed using N-Vivo software.
Results: Findings from this evaluation will be used to improve the use and understanding of the microlearning modules and assess their effectiveness in improving health equity knowledge. The results will be directly applicable to library users (consumers) in diverse community settings across the United States. This work contributes to identifying gaps in access to health knowledge.
Conclusions: Knowing the main gaps in knowledge, access, delivery, and practical applications will help to improve the understanding, use, and implementation of the microlearning modules.