Moore Craig, Whillier Stephney, Funabashi Martha, De Carvalho Diana, Adams Jon, Fernandez Matthew, Giuriato Rosemary, Swain Michael
J Chiropr Educ. 2021 Oct 1;35(2):229-241. doi: 10.7899/JCE-20-11.
To explore the self-perceived preparedness and clinical proficiency in headache diagnosis and management of Australian chiropractic students in senior years of study.
Australian chiropractic students in the 4th (n = 134) and 5th year (n = 122) of 2 chiropractic university programs were invited to participate in an online cross-sectional survey. Descriptive analyses were conducted for all variables. Post hoc analyses were performed using simple linear regression to evaluate the relationship between self-perceived preparedness and correctness of headache diagnosis and management scores.
Australian chiropractic students in senior years demonstrated moderate overall levels of self-perceived preparedness and proficiency in their ability to diagnose and manage headache disorders. Final-year students had a slightly higher self-perceived preparedness and proficiency in headache diagnosis and management compared to those students in the 4th year of study. There was no relationship between self-perceived preparedness and correctness of headache diagnosis and management for either 4th- or 5th-year chiropractic students.
Our findings suggest that there may be gaps in graduate chiropractic student confidence and proficiency in headache diagnosis and management. These findings call for further research to explore graduate chiropractic student preparedness and proficiency in the diagnosis and management of headache disorders.
探讨澳大利亚整脊专业高年级学生在头痛诊断和管理方面的自我认知准备情况和临床熟练程度。
邀请两所整脊大学课程中四年级（n = 134）和五年级（n = 122）的澳大利亚整脊专业学生参与一项在线横断面调查。对所有变量进行描述性分析。采用简单线性回归进行事后分析，以评估自我认知准备情况与头痛诊断和管理评分正确性之间的关系。
澳大利亚高年级整脊专业学生在头痛疾病诊断和管理能力方面的自我认知准备情况和熟练程度总体处于中等水平。与四年级学生相比，最后一年的学生在头痛诊断和管理方面的自我认知准备情况和熟练程度略高。对于四年级或五年级的整脊专业学生，自我认知准备情况与头痛诊断和管理的正确性之间均无关联。
我们的研究结果表明，整脊专业研究生在头痛诊断和管理方面的信心和熟练程度可能存在差距。这些发现呼吁进一步开展研究，以探讨整脊专业研究生在头痛疾病诊断和管理方面的准备情况和熟练程度。
