Chia Terkuma I, Oyeniran Oluwatosin I, Ajagbe Abayomi O, Onigbinde Oluwanisola A, Oraebosi Michael I
Department of Anatomy, College of Health Sciences, Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria.
Department of Physiology, College of Health Sciences, Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria.
J Taibah Univ Med Sci. 2020 Feb 3;15(1):8-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2020.01.001. eCollection 2020 Feb.
Exposure to the dissection of human cadavers is a stressful experience that causes a wide range of symptoms among medical students. This study examined the symptoms experienced by newly enrolled medical students of a Nigerian university following their first exposure to cadavers.
During the academic years 2018-2019 and 2019-2020, we conducted a survey among 87 second-year medical students who belonged to the Nile University of Nigeria. A self-administered questionnaire that assessed different symptoms and the Appraisal of Life Events (ALE) Scale were used to collect data.
The participants obtained mean scores of 6 out of 30 (20.33%), 16 out of 30 (55.50%), and 5 out of 20 (26.15%) on the threat, challenge, and loss dimensions of the ALE Scale, respectively. When they were exposed to the cadaver, a majority of the students reportedly felt not only curious and excited but also anxious. Additionally, they reported experiencing symptoms such as palpitations, difficulty breathing, nausea, and feeling faint and dizzy. In order to alleviate such feelings, most of the students focused on the task at hand (i.e. dissection), engaged in religious activities, tried to relax, or sought the help of their lecturers.
Our findings revealed that, even though their first exposure to a cadaver was stressful, the students were resilient. The students appraised this experience positively and had taken efforts to cope with their symptoms. This is unlikely that stressful feelings pose negative influence on the medical students during their study in anatomy dissection hall.
接触人体尸体解剖是一种压力体验，会在医学生中引发广泛的症状。本研究调查了尼日利亚一所大学新入学的医学生首次接触尸体后所经历的症状。
在2018 - 2019学年和2019 - 2020学年期间，我们对隶属于尼日利亚尼罗河大学的87名二年级医学生进行了一项调查。使用一份自我管理的问卷来评估不同症状，并采用生活事件评估（ALE）量表收集数据。
参与者在ALE量表的威胁、挑战和损失维度上的平均得分分别为30分中的6分（20.33%）、30分中的16分（55.50%）和20分中的5分（26.15%）。据报道，当他们接触尸体时，大多数学生不仅感到好奇和兴奋，还感到焦虑。此外，他们报告经历了心悸、呼吸困难、恶心以及感到头晕目眩等症状。为了缓解这种情绪，大多数学生专注于手头的任务（即解剖）、参与宗教活动、试图放松或寻求讲师的帮助。
我们的研究结果表明，尽管医学生首次接触尸体时压力很大，但他们具有恢复力。学生们对这种经历给予了积极评价，并已努力应对自己的症状。在解剖学解剖室学习期间，压力情绪不太可能对医学生产生负面影响。
