Mokresh Muhammed Edib, Muvaffak Emir, Kahya Muhammed, Torun Perihan
Hamidiye International Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey.
Department of Public Health, Hamidiye International Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey.
Med Sci Educ. 2024 Feb 13;34(2):387-395. doi: 10.1007/s40670-024-01987-0. eCollection 2024 Apr.
Scientific research is essential in medicine to practice evidence-based medicine and improve healthcare quality. Research experience enables students to hone their skills in thinking critically, understanding data, and evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of scientific articles.
This study aims to determine knowledge, attitudes, and barriers toward research and assess research participation experience among medical students in Turkey.
We conducted a cross-sectional study among medical students in Turkey. Data was collected using an online self-administered questionnaire.
A total of 487 students, 65.1% female, completed the questionnaire. The majority of students (78.9%) showed a poor level of knowledge regarding research, although 23.2% had previously participated in a research project. Females reported significantly higher positive attitude scores (32.2 versus 31.3, = 0.034) than males. Graduates of high schools based abroad had substantially lower knowledge scores than Anatolian, Science, and Private High School graduates (1.4 versus 2.7, 2.6, 2.4; < 0.001). Students with experience in a research project had significantly higher knowledge scores (2.7 versus 2.3, = 0.045). Students who wish to participate in a scientific research project in their future career had both substantially higher positive attitude scores (32.4 versus 29.6, < 0.001) and knowledge scores (2.5 versus 1.8, < 0.001) than those with no interest.
Most participants had a positive attitude but lacked research knowledge. Some perceived barriers were lack of funding, time, proper mentoring, laboratories, and facilities. Developing better training systems may help to convert students' positive attitudes toward research into improved knowledge, practices, and overcoming research barriers.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40670-024-01987-0.
科学研究对于医学实践循证医学和提高医疗质量至关重要。研究经历能使学生磨练批判性思维、理解数据以及评估科研文章优缺点的技能。
本研究旨在确定土耳其医学生对研究的知识、态度和障碍,并评估他们的研究参与经历。
我们在土耳其医学生中开展了一项横断面研究。通过在线自填问卷收集数据。
共有487名学生完成问卷,其中65.1%为女性。大多数学生(78.9%)对研究的了解程度较差,不过23.2%的学生此前参与过研究项目。女性报告的积极态度得分显著高于男性(32.2对31.3,P = 0.034)。国外高中毕业生的知识得分显著低于安纳托利亚高中、理科高中和私立高中的毕业生(1.4对2.7、2.6、2.4;P < 0.001)。有研究项目经验的学生知识得分显著更高(2.7对2.3,P = 0.045)。未来职业希望参与科研项目的学生,其积极态度得分(32.4对29.6,P < 0.001)和知识得分(2.5对1.8,P < 0.001)均显著高于无此兴趣的学生。
大多数参与者态度积极但缺乏研究知识。一些感知到的障碍包括缺乏资金、时间、合适的指导、实验室和设施。开发更好的培训系统可能有助于将学生对研究的积极态度转化为知识的提升、实践能力的增强以及研究障碍的克服。
在线版本包含可在10.1007/s40670-024-01987-0获取的补充材料。