Azam Fahad, Shaheen Abida, Shaikh Fuad, Sheikh Abdul Ahad E, Siddiqui Fasih Sami, Zafar Anoosh, Javed Nismat
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Shifa College Of Medicine, Islamabad, PAK.
Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Islam Medical College, Islamabad, PAK.
Cureus. 2018 May 2;10(5):e2568. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2568.
To analyze the factors behind the underutilization of research articles as an adjuvant source of knowledge by medical students.
MATERIALS & METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study of students from medical colleges in Islamabad from June 2017 to August 2017. The students were verbally informed about the study, and those who gave their consent were included. The data was collected through a self-constructed questionnaire. Cronbach's alpha was used to assess the internal consistency of the questionnaire, and it was found to be 0.68. The data obtained was analyzed on IBM's statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version 21 (IBM, Armonk, NY, US).
A total of 382 students participated in the study. The use of research articles for the preparation of problem-based learning (PBL), small group discussions, or assessments was very low. Students did, however, consult journals if emphasized by the faculty. A majority of the students did appreciate the importance of medical journals to explore detailed information about disease states and health issues encountered by self or family members. The use of research articles by students for preparing for exams was very low.
The students' underutilization of journals may be attributable to an over-familiarity with books, a lack of faculty prompting, and a lack of knowledge on how to access such journals. These factors should be addressed while designing the medical curriculum to enhance journal perusal among medical students.
分析医学生未充分利用研究文章作为辅助知识来源的背后因素。
我们于2017年6月至2017年8月对伊斯兰堡医学院的学生进行了一项横断面研究。向学生口头告知了该研究，同意参与的学生被纳入研究。数据通过自行编制的问卷收集。使用克朗巴哈系数评估问卷的内部一致性，结果为0.68。所获得的数据在IBM社会科学统计软件包（SPSS）第21版（IBM，美国纽约州阿蒙克）上进行分析。
共有382名学生参与了该研究。将研究文章用于基于问题的学习（PBL）、小组讨论或评估的情况非常少。然而，如果教师强调，学生确实会查阅期刊。大多数学生确实认识到医学期刊对于探索自身或家庭成员所遇到的疾病状态和健康问题详细信息的重要性。学生将研究文章用于备考的情况非常少。
学生对期刊利用不足可能归因于对书籍过于熟悉、缺乏教师引导以及缺乏获取此类期刊的知识。在设计医学课程时应解决这些因素，以提高医学生对期刊的研读。
