Emmanuel Duplàa

Supporting Health Professionals Through Information and Communication Technologies: A Systematic Review of the Effects of Information and Communication Technologies on Recruitment and Retention

UNLABELLED Healthcare personnel shortage is a growing concern in many countries, especially in remote areas, where it has major consequences on the accessibility of health services. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have often been proposed as having positive effects on certain dimensions of the recruitment and retention of professionals working in the healthcare sector. OBJECTIVE This study aims to explore the impact of interventions using ICTs on recruitment and retention of healthcare professionals. MATERIALS AND METHODS A systematic review of the literature was conducted, including the following steps: exploring scientific and gray literature through established criteria and data extraction of relevant information by two independent reviewers. RESULTS Of the 2,225 screened studies, 13 were included. Nine studies showed a positive, often indirect, influence that ICTs may have on recruitment and retention. CONCLUSIONS Despite the conclusions of 9 of 13 studies reporting a possible positive influence of ICTs on the recruitment and retention of healthcare professionals, these results highlight the need of a deeper reflection on that topic. Therefore, more research is needed.

Factors associated with intended and effective settlement of nursing students and newly graduated nurses in a rural setting after graduation: A mixed-methods review

OBJECTIVES To identify factors that influence the initial plan and final decision to choose a rural area as first employment location in final-year nursing students or newly graduated nurses. DESIGN We conducted a mixed-methods review of the literature, including both published and gray literature, using established criteria. Two reviewers performed data extraction of relevant information independently. DATA SOURCES We retrieved empirical studies from the following databases: PubMED, Embase, CINAHL (EBSCO), Web of Science (SCI and SSCI), The Cochrane Library, Business Source Premier (EBSCO), ERIC, Proquest and PsychInfo. We also searched for empirical studies in the technical and gray literature and reviewed journals related to rural health. Additionally, we conducted searches in websites such as the Center for Health Workforce Planning and Analysis, as well as Google and Google Scholar search engines. RESULTS Of the 523 studies thus screened, 15 were included for data extraction. We identified more than 40 factors associated with initial plans and final decision to settle in a rural area among nursing graduates. CONCLUSIONS Only limited literature is currently available on the factors associated with the intention of nursing students or newly graduated nurses of practicing in rural areas and on the relationship between intention and effective behavior. This review highlights the needs for further research in this field.

Ergonomic Criteria for Creating Online Educational Games for Seniors

What do we know about the ergonomic criteria that are needed to create an effective online educational game for seniors? A literature review was conducted as part of a development project to flesh out a number of issues: How can game component design be adapted to accommodate seniors’ physical or intellectual limitations? How should a game interface and its components be displayed on the screen to facilitate game navigation? What restrictions should be considered when selecting computer game equipment to be used by seniors? What are the guidelines for efficient game audio, video, and text readability? This chapter presents the ergonomic criteria, in terms of design, user-friendliness, and readability, used to adapt the bingo game to make it an online educational game.

Can Mobile Digital Games Benefit Older Adults’ Health?

Aging adults face many challenges, including declining physical and cognitive abilities, loss of companions and social support, family changes, loss of professional identity, changing lifestyles, and increasing likelihood of developing chronic and debilitating disease. Evidence suggests that digital games can improve older adults’ quality of life through improved physical, cognitive, and social health as well as general psychological wellbeing and emotional health. Benefits demonstrated in research studies have varied with game characteristics, study methodologies, and outcome measures, so generalising across studies is difficult, but our review highlights the potential for mobile digital games to improve older adults’ lives as they increasingly appear on common, accessible mobile devices.

Imaginaire, corps et instruments dans la relation pédagogique à distance

Cette communication propose d’eclairer la relation pedagogique a distance a partir d’une experience de formation de formateurs a l’accompagnement a distance. Nous presentons des approches de la relation pedagogique en education, leurs sous-jacents psychanalytiques et leurs limites dans un contexte de distance, puis nous proposons une approche psychanalytique qui permet un regard different sur la relation pedagogique a distance, integrant les notions de corps et d’imaginaire. Dans un deuxieme temps, la presentation de trois cas d’apprenants nous permettra d’illustrer la complexite de l’usage des outils pour traduire une posture pedagogique, et de poser les premisses d’une definition de la relation pedagogique a distance.