Correia Gustavo, Pereira Margarida, Gomes Andreia, Bragança Maria do Rosário, Weber Silke, Ferreira Maria Amélia, Ribeiro Laura
Department of Public Health and Forensic Sciences, and Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.
Centre for Research on Pandemics & Society, Oslo Metropolitan University, 0167 Oslo, Norway.
Healthcare (Basel). 2022 Feb 10;10(2):336. doi: 10.3390/healthcare10020336.
Developing the skills and interest in scientific research of medical students is crucial to ensuring effective healthcare systems. As such, in this study, we aimed to assess Portuguese-speaking medical students' attitudes and perceptions toward scientific research and clinical practice, and how they are influenced by individual characteristics and regional indicators. A total of 455 first-year students from three medical schools in three countries (Portugal, Brazil, and Angola) participated in this study by completing a questionnaire. Portuguese students attributed the most importance to scientific skills and were the most confident in their ability to perform these skills. Angolan students were the most motivated to perform research and integrate it into the curriculum, despite having the most negative attitudes and perceiving themselves as having less ability to perform scientific skills. Brazilian students had the least positive attitudes toward science. In Portugal, attitudes depended on gross domestic product (GDP), while in Angola, they were influenced by the type of secondary school attendance. Portuguese students' perceptions of scientific skills were related to sex, GDP, type of secondary school, and participation in research. In Brazilian and Angolan students, perceptions were associated with age and research participation, respectively. The findings support the need to promote skills and positive attitudes toward scientific research in future physicians, fostering physician-scientists and improving patient care.
培养医学生的科研技能和兴趣对于确保有效的医疗保健系统至关重要。因此，在本研究中，我们旨在评估讲葡萄牙语的医学生对科研和临床实践的态度及看法，以及这些态度和看法如何受到个人特征和地区指标的影响。来自三个国家（葡萄牙、巴西和安哥拉）三所医学院的455名一年级学生通过填写问卷参与了本研究。葡萄牙学生认为科学技能最为重要，并且对自己执行这些技能的能力最有信心。安哥拉学生进行研究并将其纳入课程的积极性最高，尽管他们的态度最为消极，且认为自己执行科学技能的能力较弱。巴西学生对科学的态度最不积极。在葡萄牙，态度取决于国内生产总值（GDP），而在安哥拉，态度受中学就读类型的影响。葡萄牙学生对科学技能的看法与性别、GDP、中学类型和研究参与情况有关。在巴西和安哥拉学生中，看法分别与年龄和研究参与情况相关。研究结果支持了在未来医生中促进科研技能和积极态度的必要性，培养医生科学家并改善患者护理。
