| A Wheelchair Workshop for Medical Students Improves Knowledge and Skills: A Randomized Controlled Trial. | |
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PMID: 21273901 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVE:: To test the hypothesis that a multicomponent workshop about wheelchairs, tailored for undergraduate medical students, is effective in improving medical students' wheelchair-related knowledge, skills, and attitudes. DESIGN:: A randomized controlled trial of 24 first- and second-year medical students randomly allocated into intervention and control groups was undertaken. The intervention group received a 4-hr workshop that included didactic, practical, community, and reflective elements. The educational objectives were validated by a focus group. The main outcome measures were a written knowledge test, a practical examination, the Scale of Attitudes Toward Disabled Persons, and students' perceptions. RESULTS:: The baseline characteristics of the groups were comparable. After the workshop, the mean scores on the written knowledge test and practical examination for the intervention group were higher than for the control group by 23.9% (95% confidence interval, 17.6%-30.3%; P < 0.0001) and 34.4% (95% confidence interval, 26.3%-42.5%; P < 0.0001), respectively. The difference (-1.6%) for the Scale of Attitudes Toward Disabled Persons scores was not significant (P = 0.93), but there may have been a ceiling effect (both groups' mean scores were >87%). The perceptions of the students who took the workshop were highly positive. CONCLUSIONS:: A wheelchair workshop designed for medical students was practical, well received by students, and effective at improving students' knowledge and skills. Although students' attitudes were not measurably affected by the intervention, there was qualitative evidence of a positive effect. |
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Ronald Lee Kirby; Kelsey A Crawford; Cher Smith; Kara J Thompson; Joan M Sargeant |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-1-5 |
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Title: American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation / Association of Academic Physiatrists Volume: - ISSN: 1537-7385 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
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Created Date: 2011-1-28 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8803677 Medline TA: Am J Phys Med Rehabil Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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From the Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (RLK, KAC) and Research Office (KJT), Department of Medicine, and Division of Medical Education (JMS), Dalhousie University; and the Department of Occupational Therapy, Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre Site, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (CS), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
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