Implementation of a teaching programme to improve doctors' awareness of DVLA guidelines:a multicentre study

Maruthappu, Mahiben, Sykes, Mark, Green, Ben L, Watson, Robert, Gollop, Nicholas D, Shalhoub, Joseph and Ng, Ka Ying Bonnie (2017) Implementation of a teaching programme to improve doctors' awareness of DVLA guidelines:a multicentre study. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 93. pp. 71-75. ISSN 0032-5473

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Abstract

Introduction: Over half of the UK population holds a driver's licence. Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) guidelines are available for conditions from most specialties. Despite this, no focused training occurs in the undergraduate or postgraduate setting. We evaluate the impact of a teaching programme to improve guideline awareness.  Methods: A 25-point questionnaire was designed using the current DVLA guidelines. Five questions were included for the following fields: neurology, cardiology, drug and alcohol abuse, visual disorders and respiratory. This was distributed to doctors in training at five hospitals. Four weeks later, a single-session teaching programme was implemented. The questionnaire was redistributed. Preintervention and postintervention scores were compared using the Wilcoxon rank sum test.  Results: 139 preteaching and 144 post-teaching questionnaires were completed. Implementation of a single-session teaching programme significantly improved the knowledge of DVLA guidelines in all five areas explored. Median scores: neurology, preteaching 40%, post-teaching 100%, p<0.001; cardiology, 0%, 100%, p<0.001; drug and alcohol misuse, 0%, 100%, p<0.001; visual disorders, 40%, 100%, p<0.001; respiratory disorders, 20%, 100%, p<0.001; and overall, 28%, 92%, p<0.001.  Conclusions: Knowledge of DVLA guidelines among our cohort was poor. Implementation of a single-session teaching programme can significantly improve guideline knowledge and awareness, serving as a cost-effective intervention.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
Related URLs:	https://spiral.imperial.ac.uk:8443/handl...
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	10 Mar 2017 01:40
Last Modified:	22 Aug 2023 00:14
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/62932
DOI:	10.1136/postgradmedj-2015-133744

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