| First-year medical students' willingness to participate in peer physical examination. | |
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PMID: 22250937 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: There is little research on student attitudes toward participating in peer physical examination (PPE). PURPOSE: This study explored first-year medical students' attitudes toward PPE and their willingness to participate in PPE before they had experience with PPE as part of their course. METHODS: First-year medical students (n = 119) rated their willingness to participate in PPE for 15 body regions, with male or female peers, and when examining or being examined by others. Attitudes toward participating in PPE were also assessed. RESULTS: Low-sensitivity examinations (e.g., hands, head) in PPE were generally accepted by male and female students. Significant variation in willingness across different body regions was, however, evident for male and female students depending on the type of examination and their examination partner's gender. Students generally held positive attitudes toward participating in PPE as part of the course. Moreover, students with more positive attitudes provided higher ratings of willingness to participate in PPE for all examination types. CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest high levels of willingness to participate in PPE for low-sensitivity examinations of the kind employed in university teaching contexts. Nonetheless, gender effects appear more complex than previously described, and for some regions of the body, there are subtle preferences for particular examination types, in particular performing examinations, rather than being examined. |
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Authors:
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Katharine J Reid; Meshak Kgakololo; Ruth M Sutherland; Susan L Elliott; Agnes E Dodds |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Teaching and learning in medicine Volume: 24 ISSN: 1532-8015 ISO Abbreviation: Teach Learn Med Publication Date: 2012 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2012-01-18 Completed Date: 2012-05-11 Revised Date: 2012-05-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8910884 Medline TA: Teach Learn Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 55-62 Citation Subset: IM |
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Medical Education Unit, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. kjreid@unimelb.edu.au |
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Analysis of Variance Attitude of Health Personnel Australia Curriculum* Education, Medical, Undergraduate / methods* Female Humans Interpersonal Relations Male Peer Group* Physical Examination / psychology* Psychometrics Questionnaires Schools, Medical* Sex Factors Statistics as Topic Students, Medical / psychology* |
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