Explaining mothers’ experiences of performing fetal health screening tests in the first trimester of pregnancy: A qualitative study with content analysis approach

Hekmat, Khadijeh; Kamali, Farahnaz; Abedi, Parvin; Afshari, Poorandokht

doi:10.1016/j.ijans.2023.100565

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“…Strategies to ensure credibility are prolonged engagement, persistent observation, triangulation, and member check (21). In this study, to ensure the reliability of the results, we used long-term engagement of researchers with data and member checks.…”

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confidence: 99%

Explaining Midwifery Students’ Experience of Their First Attendance in Clinical Skill Centers: A Content Analysis Study

Ahmady,

Khajeali,

Afshari

2023

J Med Edu

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Background: Learning clinical skills on “real patients” not only endangers patient safety but also raises many ethical concerns. Methods: This is a qualitative study designed and implemented using the content analysis method. The studied population included all midwifery students of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences who had recently passed the course: “Introduction to the Principles and Techniques of Patient Care at Clinical Skill Centers (CSC)”. Data were analyzed by conventional content analysis method. Results: Overall, 156 codes were extracted from the research data, which were organized into 9 categories and 28 subcategories after removing or merging similar codes. The midwifery students’ experience of attending CSC was reflected in the form of three main themes (i.e., self-regulation, mentoring, and support management) and nine sub-themes (reinforcing intrinsic motivation in students, building self-confidence in students, mentor as a model, proper formulation and implementation of rules in CSC, training communication skills, the need to apply modern training methods, revising the structure, practice, and schedule of student groups). Conclusions: According to the findings of the present study, it could be concluded that primary education in CSC plays a very important role in reducing the stress of working with patients, professionalism, increasing self-confidence, and teaching clinical skills to students. Of course, achievement of this goal heavily relies on the crucial role of teachers of this course, who act as mentors responsible for planning, organizing, and modeling in addition to teaching.

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confidence: 99%