Are medical students accepted by patients in teaching Hospitals?

Marwan, Yousef; Al-Saddique, Muhammad; Hassan, Adnan; Karim, Jumanah; Al-Saleh, Mervat

doi:10.3402/meo.v17i0.17172

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“…[23] For example, patients’ comfort level towards involving medical students in performing less invasive examination and minor procedures was consistently high across different specialties in the US;[45] however, in Kuwait[6] and Ethiopia,[7] more than half the patients refused that kind of involvement.…”

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Patients′ attitudes towards the participation of medical students in clinical examination and care in Western Saudi Arabia

Aljoudi

Alsolami

Farahat

et al. 2016

J Fam Community Med

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Background and Objectives:Patients are essential for the acquisition and development of medical students clinical skills for their tasks. The study aimed to identify factors that influence patients’ attitudes towards the involvement of medical students in clinical examination and care in Western Saudi Arabia.Methods:A cross-sectional study using self-administered questionnaire was conducted among Saudi and non-Saudi patients at two university hospitals in Jeddah, Western Saudi Arabia. Information sought included demographic characteristics (age, gender, educational level, job, income, and marital status); patients’ attitude and comfort level towards different types of students’ involvement; factors influencing patients’ cooperation with medical students (students’ level of training, manner, skills, and attire. All these were assessed on a five-point Likert scale. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS v 19.Results:Four hundred and seventeen adult patients participated. Fifty-one percent indicated a positive attitude towards involving medical students in clinical examination and care. Female and young patients (<45 years old) were more likely to be negative in their attitude and be less comfortable towards involving medical students in their care. The highest overall mean comfort score was with medical students taking history followed by observations and less invasive examination. Patients’ mean confidence scores regarding students’ attire were the highest for female traditional attire and for scrub suit for males.Conclusion:Of the influential factors that could affect patients’ willingness to cooperate with medical students, clinical skills followed by manner and level of training ranked first. Ensuring that students mastered specific procedures before coming into direct contact with patients using patient simulators, for example, would improve patients’ acceptance of student participation.

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Patients′ attitudes towards the participation of medical students in clinical examination and care in Western Saudi Arabia

Aljoudi

Alsolami

Farahat

et al. 2016

J Fam Community Med

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“…Encounters with patients can promote contextual and clinical learning, improve communication and professional skills and initiate the development of a future doctor-patient relationship. Patients' willingness to cooperate and contribute to the education and training of medical students provide better teaching opportunities for students at most levels of patient care (Marwan et al 2012). Medical education researchers suggested that bedside teaching is affected by four factors: teaching curriculum, clinical supervisors, medical students and patients (Sayed-Hassan et al 2012).…”

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“…Patients are active participants in choosing their care, leading to difficulty in training students if patients decline their involvement. With increased focus on patients' rights and informed consent, patients can now choose whether to have medical students present during their consultations (Marwan et al 2012).…”

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Patients' attitude towards undergraduate medical students at university charity teaching hospital in Sudan

Alawad

Younis²

2014

IJM

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Background: The cooperation of patients and their acceptance to involve medical students in their care is vital to clinical education. Objective: To explore the attitudes of patients towards medical students at University charity teaching hospital, and to explore the determinants of those attitudes. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at University charity teaching hospital affiliated to University of Medical Sciences and Technology (UMST). Four hundred and thirty-two patients were interviewed between January and December 2013 using a structured questionnaire. Results: Four hundred and thirty-two patients had responded to all questions they were asked. Of the patients interviewed, 95.2% approved the presence of medical students during the medical consultation. 79.8% of the patients agreed to be examined by students in the presence of a doctor, while 33.5% gave agreement even in the absence of a doctor. More than half of the patients think that it is important that students examine patients as part of their training and 18 % of them were not sure about the importance of clinical examination. Conclusion: The study concluded overall positive attitudes to the medical students involvement by patients. Patients preferred lower number of students to be involved; however, few were aware of their rights. Keywords: Bedside Teaching, Clinical Education, Patients Acceptability.

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“…Öte yandan tüm hastaların %39'u tıp öğrencileri tarafından sorgulanmayı ve muayene olmayı doktorun gözetiminde de olsa istememiştir. Bu durumun en olası nedeni öğrencilerin tıbbi beceri ve yaklaşımlarına güvensizlik olabilir 15 . Bunun yanında hastalar özel durumlarını doktorları dışında biriyle paylaşmak istemiyor da olabilir.…”

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Patients' view on medical students in dermatology practice

Kaçar¹,

Uçmak²,

Özuğuz³

et al. 2014

TURKDERM

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Background and Design: Practical training of medical students, especially in specialties such as dermatology, is performed in outpatient clinics where mostly outpatients are encountered. The aim of this study was to compare patients' perspectives on medical students in two university hospitals (X-Y) situated in different regions of Turkey. Materials and Methods: A total of 250 patients, who visited outpatient clinics of X (group 1) and Y (group 2) university hospitals during practical training for fifth year medical students, were included in this study. A questionnaire composed of 16 items was filled by all patients. The first eight questions were about patients' consent and preferences on the presence of medical students during their interview and the remaining eight questions inquired patients' overall thoughts on medical students. Results: The patients in both groups were willing to be a part of the educational programme of medical students (39.8%, 53.5%, respectively). The patients were aware that they had the right to refuse the presence of medical students (61.0%, 62.3%) and majority wanted to be informed on the presence of medical students during the interview (72.4%, 80.7%). While patients in group 1 evaluated being with medical students as pleasurable (43.1%), patients in group 2 did not agree (44.7%). In addition, both groups were not bothered to share personal information with medical students (50.4%, 44.7%) and stated that they would recommend their friends and relatives to have a physical examination done by medical students (51.2%, 41.2%).

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Are medical students accepted by patients in teaching Hospitals?

Cited by 62 publications

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Patients′ attitudes towards the participation of medical students in clinical examination and care in Western Saudi Arabia

Patients′ attitudes towards the participation of medical students in clinical examination and care in Western Saudi Arabia

Patients' attitude towards undergraduate medical students at university charity teaching hospital in Sudan

Patients' view on medical students in dermatology practice

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