Influence of satisfaction of invitational healthcare training on the application to the field

Abstract

The current study intended to produce basic information to improve effectiveness of the invitational training by finding the influence of the satisfaction of invitational training on the application for the healthcare workforce from the developing countries. This study is based on Kirkpatrick’s evaluation model and focused on the structural relations among three variables of satisfaction, learning achievement and field applicability, which are the evaluation factors of the effectiveness of training program in healthcare ODA. To this end, survey data were collected from the 242 trainees of short and long-term invitational training including Dr. Lee Jong-wook Fellowship conducted by the Korea Foundation for International Healthcare(KOFIH). The data were analyzed by t-test and ANOVA for frequency analysis and difference analysis according to the demographic characteristics of the trainees. Structural equation model were used to identify the relationships among the variables. In this research, there were statistically significant differences between field applicability and trainees’ socio-demographic characteristics, which are career of trainee and duration of invitational training. In addition, all of three sub-factors of satisfaction showed significant positive(+) influence on learning achievement while only content satisfaction showed it on field applicability. Lastly, the mediating effect of learning achievement was confirmed in the path where content satisfaction affects field applicability. According to the result of the study, the transfer effect of the satisfaction of training on the field applicability was confirmed. In order to improve the effectiveness of the invitational training, it is necessary to develop the training content. This research has some limitations. Due to time and space constraints, the number of countries and trainees were not big enough and the period of survey was not perfect. The demographic characteristics of the trainees also could not be widely used as control variables. © 2018, Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development. All rights reserved.