Rural Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
Darling Downs Health, Baillie Henderson Hospital, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
Aust J Rural Health. 2023 Jun;31(3):484-492. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12969. Epub 2023 Feb 10.
To investigate student supervisor experiences of supervising students on clinical placements since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Studies on the impact of COVID-19 on student clinical placements have focused largely on student reports and have been specific to individual professions or topic areas. There is a need to investigate student supervisor experiences. This study was conducted in Queensland (Australia) in four regional and rural public health services and four corresponding primary health networks.
The anonymous, mixed methods online survey, consisting of 35 questions, was administered to student supervisors from allied health, medicine, nursing and midwifery between May and August 2021. Numerical data were analysed descriptively using chi-square tests. Free-text comments were analysed using content analysis.
Complete datasets were available for 167 respondents. Overall trends indicated perceived significant disruptions to student learning and support, plus mental health and well-being concerns for both students and supervisors. Extensive mask wearing was noted to be a barrier to building rapport, learning and teaching. Some positive impacts of the pandemic on student learning were also noted.
This study has highlighted the perceived impact of the pandemic on supervisors' mental health, and on the mental health, learning and work readiness of students. This study provides evidence of the pandemic impacts on student clinical placements from a supervisor point of view. Findings can assist in future-proofing clinical education and ensuring that students continue to receive learning experiences of benefit to them, meeting curriculum requirements, in the event of another pandemic.
调查 COVID-19 大流行以来学生导师在临床实习中指导学生的经验。
关于 COVID-19 对学生临床实习影响的研究主要集中在学生报告上，并且针对特定的专业或专题领域。有必要调查学生导师的经验。本研究在澳大利亚昆士兰州的四个地区和农村公共卫生服务机构以及四个相应的初级保健网络中进行。
2021 年 5 月至 8 月，向来自联合健康、医学、护理和助产专业的学生导师进行了匿名、混合方法的在线调查，共 35 个问题。使用卡方检验对数值数据进行描述性分析。对自由文本评论进行内容分析。
167 名受访者提供了完整的数据集。总体趋势表明，学生的学习和支持、学生和导师的心理健康和幸福感都受到了重大干扰。广泛佩戴口罩被认为是建立融洽关系、学习和教学的障碍。还注意到大流行对学生学习的一些积极影响。
本研究强调了大流行对导师心理健康的感知影响，以及对学生心理健康、学习和工作准备的影响。本研究从导师的角度提供了有关大流行对学生临床实习影响的证据。研究结果可以帮助为临床教育提供未来保障，并确保学生在另一场大流行中继续获得对他们有益的学习经验，满足课程要求。
