| Teaching pelvic examination technique using professional patients: a controlled study evaluating students' skills. | |
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PMID: 20846063 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To compare the skills in pelvic examination technique between students who have had training with professional patients and a control group of students trained using clinical patients. DESIGN: Prospective controlled study. SETTING: University hospital. POPULATION: Students attending three consecutive courses in obstetrics and gynecology at Karolinska University Hospital. METHODS: A study group of 53 students received training in pelvic examination with professional patients and was compared with a control group of 34 students who were trained using clinical patients. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The students' skills in pelvic examination technique were examined by teachers in a practical test. Students' skills were also evaluated by the students themselves and by the patients who participated in the examination. RESULTS: Students who had training with professional patients were more skilled in performing a pelvic examination and better prepared to examine their own patients than students trained using clinical patients. CONCLUSIONS: Training with professional patients is more effective in teaching pelvic examination technique than training with clinical patients. We recommend that the use of professional patients is considered in the training of medical students. |
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Authors:
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Kjell Wånggren; Aino Fianu Jonassen; Sonja Andersson; Gunilla Pettersson; Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica Volume: 89 ISSN: 1600-0412 ISO Abbreviation: Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-09-17 Completed Date: 2010-09-30 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370343 Medline TA: Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1298-303 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Akademiska Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden. kjell.wanggren@kbh.uu.se |
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Clinical Competence Diagnostic Techniques, Obstetrical and Gynecological Education, Medical, Undergraduate / methods* Educational Measurement Female Gynecology / education* Humans Models, Educational Patient Simulation Patients Physical Examination / methods* Prospective Studies |
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