Development of a comprehensive communication skills curriculum bases on intervention mapping in response to an urgent need for community health workers’ education reform: A study protocol
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1 Department of Medical Education, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Departments of Health Education and Promotion and Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: Communication skills are one of the most important competencies required forcommunity health workers (CHWs); however, there is no systematic evidence‑based communicationtraining course for them. In this study, we aim to develop a comprehensive communication skillscurriculum for CHWs based on the intervention mapping (IM) approach.MATERIALS AND METHODS: We used the IM approach to develop a systematic evidence‑basedcommunication skills curriculum for CHWs. First, we will determine the required competencies (by aliterature search, a qualitative study, and a Delphi study), and then, we will develop a questionnairefor need assessment, and finally, we will implement the course and evaluate its efficacy by conductinga randomized controlled trial. This study was designed according to the steps of IM.CONCLUSION: This protocol reports an example of developing a training course using IM. Thiscourse could be applied for similar health workers across the world, as well as the CHWs.
