Department of Community Dentistry, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Department of Oral Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2024 Sep;74(9):1659-1664. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.11215.
To evaluate the effectiveness and analyse the influence of YouTube as a learning modality for clinical procedures among medical and dental students in a public-sector setting.
The cross-sectional study was conducted at the medical and dental constituent institutes of Jinnah Sindh Medical University and Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre between August and October 2023, and comprised undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students of either gender aged 18-40 years. Data was collected using a self-administered, structured, closed-ended 16-item questionnaire, which was developed in the English language and explored the usage of YouTube as a source of information about medical and dental clinical procedures. Data was coded and analysed using SPSS 26.
Of the 314 participants, 153(48.7%) were medical students and 161(51.3%) were from the dental stream, 175(55.7%) were females, and 139(44.3%) were males. YouTube was a helpful tool for 143(45.5%) students who used it when needed, 172(54.8%) used it occasionally before attempting procedures, while majority of the dental students 140(44.6%) used it to study for prosthodontics. There were 154(49%) students who supported the idea that faculty should recommend watching relevant videos on YouTube, while 256(81.5%) preferred other websites.
YouTube was mostly used for learning clinical procedures by the students.
评估在公共部门环境中，YouTube 作为一种学习模式在医学和牙科学生中临床操作的有效性，并分析其影响。
本横断面研究于 2023 年 8 月至 10 月在信德省真纳医科大学和真纳研究生医学中心的医学和牙科组成学院进行，纳入了 18-40 岁的男女本科生、研究生和研究生。使用自行设计的、结构合理的、封闭式的 16 项问卷收集数据，该问卷以英文编写，旨在探索学生使用 YouTube 作为获取医学和牙科临床操作信息的来源。使用 SPSS 26 对数据进行编码和分析。
在 314 名参与者中，153 名（48.7%）是医学生，161 名（51.3%）来自牙科专业，175 名（55.7%）是女性，139 名（44.3%）是男性。YouTube 对 143 名（45.5%）需要时会使用它的学生来说是一个有用的工具，172 名（54.8%）偶尔在尝试操作前使用它，而大多数牙科学生 140 名（44.6%）使用它来学习修复学。有 154 名（49%）学生支持教师应该推荐观看 YouTube 上相关视频的想法，而 256 名（81.5%）更喜欢其他网站。
学生主要使用 YouTube 学习临床操作。
