Sabharwal Sunil, Fiedler Irma G
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
J Spinal Cord Med. 2003 Spring;26(1):45-7. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2003.11753660.
This prospective study was designed to evaluate a disability awareness training program for medical students.
First- and second-year medical school students participated in an interactive disability awareness program consisting of 6 sessions spaced across 1 year. The Modified Issues in Disability Scale (MIDS), administered at program commencement and completion, was used to measure attitudes toward people with a disability. The paired t test was used to compare pre- and posttest data on the MIDS. In addition, gain scores on content-based tests were used to measure learning for each session. Participants also completed evaluation forms for each session.
Two hundred and six students completed the MIDS forms at program commencement and completion. Analysis revealed a significant average increase (P = 0.033) in positive attitudes toward people with disabilities between the pre- and posttest data. Content learning also was evidenced by an average 34% gain from pretest to posttest. The participant evaluation summary for the sessions averaged 3.95 on a Likert-type scale of 5, which was characterized as "very good." Subjective evaluations were extremely favorable, as evidenced by requests for more information and exposure.
This project illustrates the effectiveness of disability awareness training among medical school students during the early period of their training.
本前瞻性研究旨在评估一项针对医学生的残疾意识培训项目。
医学院一、二年级学生参加了一个互动式残疾意识项目，该项目由分布在1年中的6次课程组成。在项目开始和结束时进行的改良残疾问题量表（MIDS），用于衡量对残疾人的态度。配对t检验用于比较MIDS的测试前和测试后数据。此外，基于内容的测试的得分增量用于衡量每次课程的学习情况。参与者还为每次课程填写了评估表。
206名学生在项目开始和结束时完成了MIDS表格。分析显示，测试前和测试后数据之间对残疾人的积极态度平均有显著增加（P = 0.033）。从测试前到测试后平均提高34%也证明了内容学习情况。各课程的参与者评估总结在5分制的李克特量表上平均为3.95，被评为“非常好”。主观评价非常积极，对更多信息和接触机会的需求就证明了这一点。
该项目说明了在医学院学生培训早期开展残疾意识培训的有效性。
