Khosrawi Saeed, Ramezanian Hadis, Mollabashi Roya
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Medical Education Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
J Educ Health Promot. 2018 Apr 3;7:51. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_180_16. eCollection 2018.
Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PMR) is a specialized clinical field of musculoskeletal diseases and physical impairment that is unknown for most of the medical students.
This study aimed to assess medical students' attitude and knowledge toward PMR and its role in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases.
This cross-sectional study was done on 175 medical students of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences from 2015 to 2016. Sample population was selected by random sampling among 350 students.
Participants were evaluated by a research-made questionnaire with confirmed validity and reliability. This questionnaire included 36 questions divided in four parts including demographic data, knowledge, attitude, and performance ranking.
Data were analyzed using SPSS 20. Statistical test for quantitative and qualitative variables was carried out by mean ± standard deviation and percentage or number, respectively. For analyzing variables, Student's -test and Chi-square test were used.
In this study, 150 medical students with a mean age of 24.48 ± 1.48 years participated of which 40% of them were male. The mean score of Student's knowledge about PMR and its role in diagnosis and treatment of disorders was 5.16 ± 1.90, and 91.3% had low level of knowledge. The mean score of student's attitude toward PMR and its role in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal problems was 3.33 ± 0.46, and 69.3% had attitude level above the average. Evaluation of student's performance showed that when they manage patients with musculoskeletal problems as general physician, they refer the patients to physiatrists at the first step if it is necessary.
Understanding the factors influencing the attitudes and knowledge of medical students is prime to help establishing the roles, providing proper facilities, carrying out successful planning to train expert physicians and create a motivated environment in medical schools.
物理医学与康复（PMR）是一个关于肌肉骨骼疾病和身体损伤的专业临床领域，大多数医学生对其并不了解。
本研究旨在评估医学生对PMR及其在肌肉骨骼疾病诊断和治疗中作用的态度和知识。
本横断面研究于2015年至2016年对伊斯法罕医科大学的175名医学生进行。样本群体通过在350名学生中随机抽样选取。
参与者通过一份经确认具有有效性和可靠性的自制问卷进行评估。该问卷包括36个问题，分为四个部分，包括人口统计学数据、知识、态度和表现排名。
数据使用SPSS 20进行分析。定量和定性变量的统计检验分别通过均值±标准差以及百分比或数量进行。为分析变量，使用了学生t检验和卡方检验。
在本研究中，150名医学生参与，平均年龄为24.48±1.48岁，其中40%为男性。学生对PMR及其在疾病诊断和治疗中作用的知识平均得分是5.16±1.90，91.3%的学生知识水平较低。学生对PMR及其在肌肉骨骼问题诊断和治疗中作用的态度平均得分是3.33±0.46，69.3%的学生态度水平高于平均水平。对学生表现的评估表明，当他们作为全科医生处理肌肉骨骼问题患者时，如有必要会在第一步将患者转诊给物理治疗师。
了解影响医学生态度和知识的因素对于帮助确立角色、提供适当设施、开展成功的培训专家医生计划以及在医学院营造积极的环境至关重要。
