Abulaban Ahmad, Alharbi Abdulrahman, BinDajam Osama, Al Jarbou Mohammed, Alharbi Hatem, Alanazi Faiz, Aldamiri Khalid, Althobaiti Ahmed, Al Sayyari Abdulla
Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, King Saud bin-Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Adv Med Educ Pract. 2017 Aug 4;8:571-575. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S127853. eCollection 2017.
The objective of this study was to investigate and compare the opinions and attitudes of medical students toward medical research in five Saudi universities and examine the changes observed in these opinions and attitudes in one of these universities over a period of time.
This is a cross-sectional study conducted among medical students in five Saudi universities. This study was based on a survey undertaken in 2015. The survey consisted of five questions inquiring about the opinions and attitudes of medical students toward medical research. The same survey was carried out 8 years earlier in one of these universities (King Abdulaziz University [KAU]), and the results obtained during the two periods (2007 and 2015) were compared.
A convenient sample of 924 students was selected from five Saudi universities. Ninety-five (10.3%) of the medical students were not aware of the usefulness and importance scientific research will have on their future careers. A total of 409 (44.3%) stated that they had no knowledge on how to conduct scientific research. On the other hand, a vast majority of medical students (98.1%) expressed a willingness and interest to participate in scientific research if provided with an opportunity. The percentage of students from KAU strongly agreeing to participate in research rose from 33.1% in 2007 to 81.5% in 2015 (=0.001). Of all the students surveyed, 431 (46.6%) had participated in scientific research as undergraduates.
Most students in five Saudi universities expressed enthusiasm for participating in a research project, but only a few of them had sufficient knowledge on basic research. There was considerable improvement in students' perception of research in KAU when comparing their responses in 2007 to those in 2015.
本研究的目的是调查和比较沙特五所大学医学生对医学研究的看法和态度，并考察其中一所大学在一段时间内这些看法和态度的变化。
这是一项在沙特五所大学的医学生中开展的横断面研究。本研究基于2015年进行的一项调查。该调查包括五个询问医学生对医学研究看法和态度的问题。八年前在其中一所大学（阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王大学[KAU]）进行了相同的调查，并比较了两个时期（2007年和2015年）获得的结果。
从沙特五所大学选取了924名学生的便利样本。95名（10.3%）医学生未意识到科学研究对其未来职业的有用性和重要性。共有409名（44.3%）表示他们不了解如何进行科学研究。另一方面，绝大多数医学生（98.1%）表示如果有机会，愿意并感兴趣参与科学研究。KAU强烈同意参与研究的学生比例从2007年的33.1%升至2015年的81.5%（P=0.001）。在所有接受调查的学生中，431名（46.6%）作为本科生参与过科学研究。
沙特五所大学的大多数学生对参与研究项目表示出热情，但只有少数人具备足够的基础研究知识。将KAU学生2007年和2015年的回答进行比较时，学生对研究的认知有了显著改善。
