Clinical Anatomy Learning Centre, Lancaster Medical School, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom.
Centre for Health Informatics, Computing and Statistics, Lancaster Medical School, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom.
Anat Sci Educ. 2018 Mar;11(2):117-123. doi: 10.1002/ase.1746. Epub 2017 Nov 7.
Public knowledge of the anatomical "self" is lacking and evidence points towards a growing need for anatomy education to the wider public. The public were offered the opportunity to learn human anatomy and complete an anatomical knowledge survey afterwards. Sixty-three participants volunteered to attempt to place 20 anatomical structures on a blank human body template. Responses were scored independently and then collated. A mixed effects logistic model was used to examine any associations with participants' as a random effect and all other factors as fixed effects. Results showed a statistically significant quadratic trend with age. Participants in health-related employment scored significantly higher than those not in health-related employment. There was a significant interaction between gender and organ type with males scoring higher than females in identifying muscles, but not in identifying internal organs. The current study demonstrates the general public's eagerness to learn anatomy despite their limited knowledge of the human body, and the need for widening participation. Furthermore, it raises an awareness of the anatomical literacy needs of the general public, especially in school children and young adults. Furthermore, it emphasizes the value of health literacy as a focus in undergraduate medical education. Anatomy literacy appears to be neglected, and this experience provides an example of a possible mode of public engagement in anatomy. Anat Sci Educ 11: 117-123. © 2017 American Association of Anatomists.
公众对解剖学“自我”的认识不足，有证据表明，公众对解剖学教育的需求日益增长。我们为公众提供了学习人体解剖学的机会，并在之后让他们完成了一项解剖学知识调查。共有 63 名参与者自愿尝试将 20 个解剖结构放置在一张空白的人体模板上。我们独立对这些答案进行评分，然后进行汇总。我们使用混合效应逻辑模型来检查参与者的年龄作为随机效应，以及所有其他因素作为固定效应的任何关联。结果显示出与年龄呈显著二次趋势的关系。从事与健康相关工作的参与者的得分明显高于非健康相关工作的参与者。性别和器官类型之间存在显著的相互作用，男性在识别肌肉方面的得分高于女性，但在识别内部器官方面则不然。本研究表明，尽管公众对人体解剖学的了解有限，但他们仍渴望学习解剖学，需要扩大参与度。此外，它还提高了人们对公众解剖学知识需求的认识，特别是在学童和青年中。此外，它还强调了健康素养作为本科医学教育重点的价值。解剖学素养似乎被忽视了，而这种体验提供了一个公众参与解剖学的可能模式的例子。解剖学教育 11:117-123. © 2017 美国解剖学家协会。
