| Literature DB >> 25812687 |
Young Hee Lee1, Young-Mee Lee1, Soonwook Kwon2, Sun-Hwa Park.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the reactions of medical students to cadaver dissection and their preferred learning methods in studying anatomy.Entities:
Keywords: Anatomy; Dissection; Medical student; Perception; Reaction
Year: 2011 PMID: 25812687 PMCID: PMC8813518 DOI: 10.3946/kjme.2011.23.4.275
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Korean J Med Educ ISSN: 2005-727X
Physical and Emotional Responses to Dissection Unit
| Response to dissection | No. | First | Resent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical | Mile headache or dizziness | 109 | 44 (40.4) | 19 (17.4) |
| Decrease of appetite | 109 | 19 (17.4) | 9 (8.3) | |
| Disgust | 110 | 11 (10.0) | 3 (2.7) | |
| Headache | 109 | 20 (18.3) | 13 (11.9) | |
| Eye soreness | 110 | 78 (71.6) | 52 (47.7) | |
| Nausea | 109 | 17 (15.6) | 17 (15.7) | |
| Emotional | Sadness | 110 | 25 (22.7) | 4 (3.7) |
| Crying | 110 | 3 (2.7) | - | |
| Feeling of guilt | 109 | 21 (19.3) | 13 (11.9) | |
| Anxiety | 110 | 19 (17.3) | 6 (5.5) | |
| Fear | 110 | 25 (22.7) | 1 (0.9) | |
| Surprise | 110 | 42 (38.2) | 1 (0.9) | |
| Depression | 110 | 41 (37.3) | 19 (17.4) | |
Values are presented as frequency (%).
In the first practice, undergraduate and graduate students had a statistically significant difference in nausea (undergraduate 23.2%, graduate 7.5%, χ2=5.077, p<0.05) and surprise (undergraduate 26.3%, graduate 50.9%, χ2=7.057, p<0.01).
In the recent practice, undergraduate and graduate students had a statistically significant difference in anxiety (undergraduate 10.5%, graduate none, χ2=5.077, p<0.05).
Physical and Emotional Responses to Dissection
| Response of dissection practice | Mean (of items’ total) | SD (of items’ total) | t | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical response | First practice | 0.29 | 0.22 | 6.404 |
| Recent practice | 0.17 | 0.19 | ||
| Emotional response | First practice | 0.23 | 0.25 | 8.432 |
| Recent practice | 0.06 | 0.11 | ||
SD: Standard deviation.
Five-point Likert scale.
p<0.001.
Preferred Group Type for Laboratory Practice Unit
| Types of groupings | Undergraduates | Graduate students | Total | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed grouping | 5 (8.8) | 9 (17.3) | 14 (12.8) | χ2=2.461 |
| Divided grouping | 25 (43.9) | 17 (32.7) | 42 (38.5) | p<0.05 |
| No matter how | 27 (47.4) | 26 (50.0) | 53 (48.6) | |
| Total | 57 (100.0) | 52 (100.0) | 109 (100.0) |
Values are presented as frequency (%).
Teaching Methods and Materials helpful in Learning Anatomy Unit
| Items | No. | Mean | SD | t | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professor’s lecture | Undergrad | 50 | 4.20 | 0.67 | -2.327 | 0.022 |
| Grad | 51 | 4.49 | 0.58 | |||
| Carcass dissection | Undergrad | 50 | 4.14 | 0.73 | -3.763 | 0 |
| Grad | 51 | 4.63 | 0.56 | |||
| Peer group discussion | Undergrad | 50 | 3.90 | 0.68 | -2.125 | 0.036 |
| Grad | 51 | 4.20 | 0.72 | |||
| Anatomy textbooks | Undergrad | 50 | 4.12 | 0.66 | 0.28 | 0.78 |
| Grad | 51 | 4.08 | 0.82 | |||
| Sample questions from previous tests (Sources of exam questions) | Undergrad | 50 | 3.60 | 0.97 | -2.49 | 0.014 |
| Grad | 51 | 4.02 | 0.71 | |||
| Handouts provided by Professor | Undergrad | 50 | 3.96 | 0.73 | -1.607 | 0.111 |
| Grad | 51 | 4.20 | 0.75 |
Values are presented as frequency (%).
SD: Standard deviation, Undergrad: Undergraduate, Grad: Graduate.
Teaching Methods and Materials helpful for Better Studying
| Items | No. | Mean | SD | t | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increasing hours of lecture | Undergrad | 50 | 2.96 | 0.81 | -0.961 | 0.339 |
| Grad | 51 | 3.12 | 0.84 | 3.04 | ||
| Increasing hours of dissection | Undergrad | 50 | 2.84 | 0.74 | -1.819 | 0.072 |
| Grad | 51 | 3.14 | 0.90 | 2.99 | ||
| Senior Orientation before the lecture started | Undergrad | 50 | 4.08 | 0.80 | 0.454 | 0.651 |
| Grad | 51 | 4.00 | 0.96 | |||
| Teaching assistant’s dissection demonstrations or instructions | Undergrad | 50 | 2.66 | 1.02 | -4.439 | 0.000 |
| Grad | 50 | 3.50 | 0.86 | 3.08 | ||
| Visual materials using computer graphics | Undergrad | 50 | 4.34 | 0.66 | 0.347 | 0.730 |
| Grad | 51 | 4.29 | 0.67 | |||
| More detailed handouts | Undergrad | 50 | 3.76 | 0.80 | -1.978 | 0.051 |
| Grad | 51 | 4.08 | 0.82 | 3.92 | ||
| Offering clinical situations or cases that informed how to apply to patient care | Undergrad | 50 | 3.44 | 0.97 | -1.734 | 0.086 |
| Grad | 50 | 3.76 | 0.87 | 3.6 |
SD: Standard deviation, Undergrad: Undergraduate, Grad: Graduate