Table 4.
Quality scores for health professional education programs
| Lead Author | Study location | Learning environment | Resources required outlined |
aTeacher characteristics (/ 4) |
bLearners characteristics (/ 3) |
cEvaluation planned and executed? (/2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinson (2014) [73] | Other (AGS Conference) | Other -workshop at conference | ✓ | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Becker (2011) [71] | LTC/RACF only | LCF | ✓ | 2 | 2 | – |
| Brennan (2018) [70] | Hospital only | Blended learning | ✓ | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Bursiek (2017) [72] | Hospital only | Simulation centre | ✓ | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Cabilan (2014) [49] | Hospital only | Ward or independent learning package | ✓ | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Campbell (2016) [78] | Hospital only | Ward | ✓ | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Caton (2011) [69] | Hospital only | In-house education program | ✓ | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Colon-Emeric (2017) [44] | LTC/RACF only | Blended learning | ✓ | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Colon-Emeric (2013) [45] | LTC/RACF only | Blended learning | ✓ | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Dilley (2014) [76] | LTC/RACF and community | Other -in-house education program | ✓ | 4 | 3 | – |
| Eckstrom (2016) [79] | LTC/RACF and Hospital | Workshop plus coaching | ✓ | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Godlock (2016) [60] | Hospital only | Simulation centre | ✓ | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Gray-Miceli (2016) [46] | Hospital only | In-house education program | ✓ | 3 | 3 | – |
| Gygax Spicer (2017) [61] | Hospital only | Ward | ✓ | 4 | 2 | – |
| Haralambous (2010) [58] | LTC/RACF only | In-house education program | ✓ | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Heck (2014) [62] | Hospital only | Blended learning | ✓ | 4 | 2 | – |
| Hill (2015) [75] | Hospital only | In-house education program | ✓ | 2 | 1 | – |
| Ireland (2010) [74] | Hospital only | Blended learning | ✓ | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Johnson (2015) [50] | Hospital only | Online e-learning | ✓ | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Karnes (2011) [51] | Outpatient rehabilitation in hospital | In-house education program | ✓ | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Kempegowda (2018) [52] | Hospital only | Interprofessional workshop | ✓ | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Kent (2018) [81] | Hospital only | Interprofessional workshop | ✓ | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Lasater (2016) [63] | Other | Classroom | ✓ | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Leverenz (2018) [57] | LTC/RACF only | In-house education program | ✓ | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Lopez-Jeng (2019) [53] | Hospital only | In-house education program | ✓ | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Lugo (2014) [54] | Hospital only | In-house education program | ✓ | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Maloney (2011) [47] | Hospital, LTC/RACF and Community | Blended learning | ✓ | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| McCarty (2018) [64] | Hospital only | In-house education program | ✓ | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| McConnell (2009) [80] | Hospital only | Blended learning | ✓ | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| McKenzie (2017) [65] | LTC/ RACF and hospital | Classroom | - | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Melin (2018) [66] | Hospital only | Face to face or online learning | ✓ | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Meyer (2009) [48] | LTC/RACF only | In-house education program | ✓ | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Singh (2016) [67] | Hospital only | In-house education program | ✓ | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Spiva (2014) [77] | Hospital only | In-house education program | ✓ | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Szymaniak (2015) [68] | Hospital only | Blended learning | ✓ | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Teresi (2013) [43] | LTC/RACF only | In-house education program | ✓ | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Toye (2017) [59] | Hospital only | In-house education program | ✓ | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Wheeler (2018) [55] | LTC/RACF only | Other | - | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Williams (2011) [56] | Hospital | Ward | ✓ | 4 | 3 | 2 |
aTeacher characteristics (4): Who taught the education program? How were the teachers identified/recruited? Were the teachers qualified and/or experienced in teaching? Were the teachers qualified and/or experienced in the topic of falls prevention (subject matter experts)?
bLearner characteristics (2): Who were the learners? What was the configuration of the audience? How many learners were educated?
cEvaluation planned (2): Was there an assessment of the learners’ achievement of the learning objectives or stated purpose of the education program? Was an evaluation of the education program conducted?