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<Articles JournalTitle="Archives of Anesthesiology and Critical Care">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Archives of Anesthesiology and Critical Care</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2423-5849</Issn>
      <Volume>11</Volume>
      <Issue>1</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>01</Month>
        <Day>01</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Using Micro-Learning to Enhance Knowledge and Skills of Airway Management in Nurse Anesthesia Students: An Interventional Study</title>
    <FirstPage>9</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>18</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Masoumeh</FirstName>
        <LastName>Albooghobeish</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Anesthesology, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur Univercity of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Alireza</FirstName>
        <LastName>Ghalandeh</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Anesthesology, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur Univercity of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Ali</FirstName>
        <LastName>Khalafi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Anesthesology, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur Univercity of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mohammad Hosein</FirstName>
        <LastName>Haghighizadeh</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2024</Year>
        <Month>04</Month>
        <Day>27</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2024</Year>
        <Month>05</Month>
        <Day>24</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Background: As a subfield of E-Learning, Micro-Learning provides asynchronous instruction to reduce mental strain and boost understanding by delivering educational content in bite-sized, concise learning modules. This study aimed to investigate the effect of Micro-Learning on the airway management knowledge and skills of nurse anesthesia students.
Methods: This Non-Randomized Controlled study, employing a Pre-test-Post-test design, included 52 nurse anesthesia students in Iran. Participants were first assessed with a Pre-test, and then assigned to either the M-L M (n=26) or T M (n=26) groups. Over three weeks, the M-L M group received Micro-Learning-based materials through social media, while the T M group received traditional face-to-face instruction. The intervention focused on airway management during peri-induction of general anesthesia. Then, the first and second Post-tests were given to assess the acquisition and retention of knowledge and skills, using a researcher-made instrument called AMAI-NA.
Results: Based on within-group comparisons, in both M-L M and T M groups mean scores of both Knowledge and Skills significantly increased from the Pre-test to 1st Post-test, then declined from 1st Post-test to 2nd Post-test. Yet, 2nd Post-test mean scores remained significantly higher than the Pre-test for both groups. Based on Inter-group comparisons, despite the absence of a statistically significant difference in Pre-test mean scores between the two groups, the mean scores for Knowledge and Skills of the M-L M group were significantly higher than those of the T M group in 1st and 2nd Post-tests. Furthermore, the M-L M group exhibited a greater increase in mean scores from the Pre-test to 1st and 2nd Post-tests compared to the T M group, as well as a lesser decrease from 1st Post-test to 2nd Post-test.
Conclusion: This study demonstrated that Micro-Learning significantly enhanced the acquisition and retention of knowledge and skills related to airway management, compared to the traditional method.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://aacc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/aacc/article/view/997</web_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
