Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Portuguese Institute of Oncology, Porto, Portugal.
Anat Sci Educ. 2017 Sep;10(5):465-474. doi: 10.1002/ase.1686. Epub 2017 Mar 6.
General practitioners are responsible for the management of an increasing number of patients with neurological illness, and thus a solid education in neurosciences is a necessary component of their training. This study examines the effects of an intensive clinical neuroanatomy course on twenty general practice residents' perceptions, attitudes, and knowledge. A knowledge test was completed by the participants and by a control group at four different time points. The participants were asked to answer a questionnaire about their reasons for signing up for the course and their attitudes and perceptions toward the course experience. Experimental and control groups demonstrated identical mean baseline test scores. The experimental group significantly increased its test scores (plus 49.0% correct answers, a mean improvement of 120%) relative to controls after the educational intervention. There were no differences among scores from the evaluated time points after the educational intervention in the experimental group. In the control group, there were likewise no significant differences between the four evaluated time points. Most participants indicated that they signed up for the course to update/acquire knowledge and skills in the field of neurosciences, and also because they had difficulty in diagnosing and managing patients with neurological diseases. Participants' attitudes and perceptions toward the course experience were very positive. Most of the participants (n = 17; 85%) rated the course as "extremely useful," and 3 (15%) rated it as "very useful." This study provides evidence demonstrating the potential positive effect of neurosciences education to general practice residents. Anat Sci Educ 10: 465-474. © 2017 American Association of Anatomists.
全科医生负责管理越来越多的神经系统疾病患者，因此，他们的培训中必须包含扎实的神经科学教育。本研究考察了强化临床神经解剖学课程对 20 名全科住院医师的认知、态度和知识的影响。参与者和对照组在四个不同时间点完成了知识测试。参与者被要求回答一份关于他们报名参加课程的原因以及他们对课程体验的态度和认知的问卷。实验组和对照组在基线测试中的平均分数相同。实验组在教育干预后，其测试分数显著提高（正确答案增加 49.0%，平均提高 120%），而对照组的分数则没有变化。实验组在教育干预后的四个评估时间点之间的分数没有差异。对照组在四个评估时间点之间的分数也没有显著差异。大多数参与者表示，他们报名参加该课程是为了更新/获取神经科学领域的知识和技能，也是因为他们在诊断和管理神经疾病患者方面有困难。参与者对课程体验的态度和认知非常积极。大多数参与者（n=17；85%）认为该课程“非常有用”，3 人（15%）认为该课程“很有用”。本研究提供了证据，证明神经科学教育对全科住院医师可能产生积极影响。解剖学教育 10:465-474. ©2017 年美国解剖学家协会。
