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Taha HA, Al Saqer JK, Al Harbi NR, Younis RN, Al Dawoud F, Nawaiseh MB, Berggren V. Patient's Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Medical Student's Involvement in Their Healthcare at a Teaching Hospital in Jordan: A Cross Sectional Study. Patient Prefer Adherence 2023; 17:629-641. [PMID: 36935940 PMCID: PMC10022517 DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s396035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Medical students' involvement in patients' care varies according to patient's willingness, as some might consider it a privacy invasion. Thus, exploring patients' perceptions and attitudes towards this interaction should be thoroughly investigated, to better understand it and to provide evidence-based data for improving the training of future doctors. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted at Jordan University Hospital. A questionnaire was answered by 420 patients from the out-patients' clinics. RESULTS Of the patients interviewed, 94% were aware that they were in a teaching hospital, 92% approved the presence of medical students during their consultation and 80% accepted to be observed and examined by medical students in the presence of a senior doctor. However, this decreased to 30.5% if there was no senior doctor. Almost 83% of the patients believed that their consent should be obtained first. However, only 58% of them indicated that the student asked for consent prior to interacting with them. Patients who were more likely to approve the existence of medical students during consultation and allow students to perform procedures on them, respectively, were those who were asked for consent by students (P = 0.001 and P = 0.021), considered seeing medical students' enjoyable (P < 0.001 and P < 0.001), thought that their privacy was not violated (P < 0.001 and P < 0.001), and were provided with useful information about their health problems (P < 0.001 and P < 0.001). CONCLUSION Patients showed an overall positive stance towards the involvement of medical students in their healthcare. The majority were delighted to see medical students while some expressed concerns over their privacy due to the large number of students and because several students do not ask for their consent. It is essential to apply medical ethics practices together with patient-centered approach.
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- Hana Ahmad Taha
- Department of Pharmacology, Public Health, and Clinical Skills, Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, 13133, Jordan
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan
- Department of Neurobiology, Caring Science and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, 141 52, Sweden
- Correspondence: Hana Ahmad Taha, Department of Pharmacology, Public Health, and Clinical Skills, Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, P.O. Box 330127, Zarqa, 13133, Jordan, Tel +962-5-3903333, Email
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan
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- Department of Neurobiology, Caring Science and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, 141 52, Sweden
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Iqbal MZ, Bukhamsin EY, Alghareeb FY, Almarri NM, Aldajani LM, Busaleh HA. Participation of medical students in patient care: How do patients perceive it? J Family Med Prim Care 2020; 9:3644-3651. [PMID: 33102344 PMCID: PMC7567193 DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_130_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Revised: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Introduction Clinical teaching helps students develop clinical reasoning, decision-making, professionalism, empathy, and patient management. These benefits can only be obtained if patients show reasonable acceptance towards medical students. The aim of this study was to assess patients' perceptions regarding their level of acceptance towards students' participation in their healthcare. Methods This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at King Fahd University hospital between December 2018 and March 2019. The data were collected via face-to-face interviews with patients from four clinical departments using a self-administered questionnaire. A total of 196 patients were approached for an interview, of whom 187 agreed to participate (a response rate of 95.4%). Results Overall, patients showed a positive attitude towards students' participation in their care. The acceptance rate was higher in cases where there was minimal or no student-patient physical contact, such as reading patient's medical records (88.8%) and attending outpatient clinics (83.3%). On the other hand, the refusal rate increased dramatically (from 11% to 43.3%) when permission was sought from patients to perform diagnostic procedures. In a comparison of specialties, the highest refusal rate was observed in the obstetrics/gynecology department, whereas the lowest refusal rate was observed in the pediatrics department. Conclusions Patients seeking healthcare services in a tertiary care teaching hospital have an overall positive attitude towards the involvement of undergraduate students in their medical care. The higher refusal rate with regard to students performing a physical examination and diagnostic procedures is alarming and demands alternative clinical teaching solutions, such as simulation-based training.
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- Muhammad Zafar Iqbal
- Medical Education Department, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- MBBS, Graduate of College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- MBBS, Graduate of College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- MBBS, Graduate of College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- MBBS, Graduate of College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- MBBS, Graduate of College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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Perera DP, Withana SS, Mendis K, Kasunjith DVT, Jayathilaka WTS, Wickramasuriya S. Evaluation of the undergraduate family medicine programme of Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya: quantitative and qualitative student feedback. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2019; 19:444. [PMID: 31791328 PMCID: PMC6889184 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-019-1882-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Worldwide there is an increasing emphasis on the importance of primary care. The ministry of health Sri Lanka issued a directive in 2016 that training of doctors in primary care should be strengthened. Medical students of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya follow a 1 month long clinical appointment in family medicine in their fourth year of study. METHODS Feedback is taken from students on completion of the appointment. Half the students from each group complete a pre tested structured feedback questionnaire that consists of answers to questions based on a likert scale with a space for free comments. The other half provide qualitative feedback. In this evaluation data were gathered from 185 (98%) students from all eight clinical groups throughout the year 2016. Quantitative data were analysed using SPSS version 22. Inductive thematic analysis was used to analyse the qualitative data from the Round Robin activity and free comments from the questionnaire. RESULTS The qualitative feedback provided a richer indepth overview of student ideas on the appointment compared to the quantitative data. In reflection of a desire for learning to be of relevance students wanted clinically oriented teaching focused on management. They preferred active teaching learning methods such as the opportunity to conduct consultations and receive immediate feedback. Students had a high regard for the teaching sessions by general practitioners at their clinics. The appointment had created an interest in the discipline of family medicine which could have an impact on future choice of career. There were indications to suggest that student attitudes towards patients may have evolved to be more patient centred. Students appreciated the inclusive and low stress ambience of the learning environment. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Regular evaluation of teaching programmes helps maintain accountability of faculty and paves the way for more student centred teaching through the incorporation of students' views in devising teaching methods. This evaluation found that qualitative feedback provided more descriptive material to reflect on and therefore improve teaching on the programme. It is recommended that more use should be made of qualitative methodologies in programme evaluations.
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- D. P. Perera
- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, PO Box 6, Thalagolla Road, Ragama, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, PO Box 6, Thalagolla Road, Ragama, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, PO Box 6, Thalagolla Road, Ragama, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, PO Box 6, Thalagolla Road, Ragama, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, PO Box 6, Thalagolla Road, Ragama, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, PO Box 6, Thalagolla Road, Ragama, Sri Lanka
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Ben Salah A, El Mhamdi S, Bouanene I, Sriha A, Soltani M. Patients' attitude towards bedside teaching in Tunisia. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION 2015; 6:201-7. [PMID: 26706313 PMCID: PMC4695390 DOI: 10.5116/ijme.5669.ea24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Accepted: 12/10/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess patient' reaction towards bedside teaching at the University Hospital of Monastir (Tunisia) and to identify the factors that may influence it. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted during December 2012 at the University Hospital of Monastir. Each department, except the psychiatric department and the intensive care units, was visited in one day. All inpatients present on the day of the study were interviewed by four trained female nurses using a structured questionnaire. RESULTS Of the 401 patients approached, 356 (88.8%) agreed to participate. In general, the results demonstrate that patients were positive toward medical students' participation. The highest acceptance rates were found in situations where there is no direct contact between the patient and the student (e.g. when reading their medical file, attending ward rounds and observing doctor examining them). As the degree of students' involvement increased, the refusal rate increased. Gender, age, educational level, marital status and the extent of students' involvement in patient's care were identified as the main factors affecting patients' attitude. CONCLUSIONS Taking advantage of this attitude, valorizing patient role as educator and using further learning methods in situations where patient's consent for student involvement was not obtained should be considered to guarantee optimal care and safety to patients and good medical education to future physicians.
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- Arwa Ben Salah
- Department of Epidemiology and preventive medicine, University Hospital of Monastir, Tunisia
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- Department of Epidemiology and preventive medicine, University Hospital of Monastir, Tunisia
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- Department of Epidemiology and preventive medicine, University Hospital of Monastir, Tunisia
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- Department of Epidemiology and preventive medicine, University Hospital of Monastir, Tunisia
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- Department of Epidemiology and preventive medicine, University Hospital of Monastir, Tunisia
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