Fung Chee Yeen
Health Education England, London, UK.
Future Healthc J. 2020 Jun;7(2):105-108. doi: 10.7861/fhj.2020-0024.
With increasing demand on general practitioners (GPs) and emergency departments (EDs), patient empowerment for appropriate self-care and inspiring medical careers is vital to sustaining the NHS. Dr. Me trains doctors and medical students to teach primary school children how to self-care for common self-limiting illnesses.
Volunteers delivered 1-hour Dr. Me sessions in schools, covering workshops on vomiting and diarrhoea; sore throat and fever; and minor and head injuries. Six case scenarios were asked at the beginning and end of the session, and children decided whether to stay home, visit the GP or attend the ED. Responses before and after were compared. A feedback questionnaire gauged confidence in self-care and interest in medical careers.
Dr. Me taught 216 children. Correct responses after the sessions improved by 16.3% (p<0.00001). Vomiting scenarios improved from 48.1% to 68.8%, sore throat from 63.9% to 87.5%, and minor injuries from 84.7% to 89.4%. Feedback showed 93.3% felt more confident in self-care and 56.9% were more interested in medicine.
Participating in the Dr. Me project can improve primary school children's knowledge in self-care and increase their confidence in managing self-limiting conditions. Dr. Me also increased children's interest in becoming doctors which can benefit widening participation activities.
随着对全科医生（GP）和急诊科（ED）需求的增加，让患者有能力进行适当的自我护理并激发医学职业热情对于维持英国国家医疗服务体系（NHS）至关重要。“我博士”项目培训医生和医学生，教小学生如何对常见的自限性疾病进行自我护理。
志愿者在学校开展为期1小时的“我博士”课程，内容包括呕吐和腹泻、喉咙痛和发烧以及轻伤和头部受伤的工作坊。课程开始和结束时会提出六个病例场景，孩子们决定是呆在家里、去看全科医生还是去急诊科。比较前后的回答。一份反馈问卷评估了自我护理的信心和对医学职业的兴趣。
“我博士”项目教了216名儿童。课程结束后正确回答提高了16.3%（p<0.00001）。呕吐场景的正确回答从48.1%提高到68.8%，喉咙痛从63.9%提高到87.5%，轻伤从84.7%提高到89.4%。反馈显示，93.3%的人在自我护理方面更有信心，56.9%的人对医学更感兴趣。
参与“我博士”项目可以提高小学生的自我护理知识，并增加他们管理自限性疾病的信心。“我博士”项目还增加了孩子们成为医生的兴趣，这对扩大参与活动有益。
