Brain & Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
BMC Psychiatry. 2011 Mar 8;11:36. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-11-36.
Establishing an evidence-based method of improving knowledge and attitudes concerning depression has been identified as a priority in Chinese medical education. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a self-directed learning strategy as a part of student-centred education improved knowledge of and attitudes towards depression among Chinese medical students.
A controlled trial in which 205 medical students were allocated to one of two groups: didactic teaching (DT) group or a combined didactic teaching and self-directed learning (DT/SDL) group. The DT/SDL group continued having a series of learning activities after both groups had a lecture on depression together. Student's knowledge and attitudes were assessed immediately after the activities, one month and six months later.
The intervention (DT/SDL) group showed substantially greater improvements in recognition of depression as a major health issue and identifying helpful treatments than the DT group. Only the DT/SDL group demonstrated any improvement in attitudes. This improvement was sustained over six months.
Self-directed learning is an effective education strategy in improving medical students' knowledge of and attitudes towards depression.
在中文医学教育中，建立一个基于证据的方法来提高对抑郁症的认识和态度被认为是当务之急。本研究旨在确定以学生为中心的教育中的自我指导学习策略是否能提高中国医学生对抑郁症的认识和态度。
这是一项对照试验，其中 205 名医学生被分配到两个组之一：讲授教学（DT）组或讲授教学和自我指导学习相结合的组（DT/SDL）。在两组一起听了关于抑郁症的讲座后，DT/SDL 组继续进行一系列学习活动。学生的知识和态度在活动结束后、一个月和六个月后立即进行评估。
干预组（DT/SDL）在认识到抑郁症是一个主要的健康问题和确定有帮助的治疗方法方面的表现明显优于 DT 组。只有 DT/SDL 组在态度方面表现出任何改善。这种改善持续了六个月。
自我指导学习是一种有效的教育策略，可以提高医学生对抑郁症的认识和态度。
