Ali Akhtar, Jaleel Farkhunda A, Waqar Sadia A, Ahmed Sehrish, Israr Noor, Shah Syed Wajid
Pharmacology, Ziauddin Medical College, Ziauddin University, Karachi, PAK.
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center Karachi, Karachi, PAK.
Cureus. 2024 Dec 6;16(12):e75251. doi: 10.7759/cureus.75251. eCollection 2024 Dec.
All recent advances in healthcare, including diagnostics, surveillance, management, and disease prevention, have depended on good-quality research that has brought new information to light. Therefore, in Pakistan, it is important to develop good research skills as, for many years, our physicians have relied on research knowledge from the Western world, which does not necessarily provide solutions to a developing country. Considering the gap in research knowledge among young doctors, the study was planned to compare the research knowledge of postgrad trainees of clinical and basic health sciences (BHS) of private tertiary care hospitals in Karachi.
A mixed-method study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital in Karachi. As per the calculated sample size (n=35/group), postgraduate students belonging to BHS and clinical sciences enrolled in research courses were randomly enrolled in the study. Quantitative assessment was carried out by a self-developed questionnaire in which questions regarding the research were asked and qualitative analysis was carried out by interviewing the participants of both groups.
A significant number of participants responded that research was a major part of their coursework, though 20% of participants mentioned that it should be kept as an optional course to participate. When the students were asked the question "Does their supervisor help them with the research?", 21 (60%) participants of BHS responded as "yes", while only 15 (42.9%) participants from the clinical side answered "yes". When it was asked "Does their supervisor have basic knowledge of research", 30 (85.7%) participants from the BHS group responded "yes" (p-value = 0.001).
Both groups had basic knowledge of research and statistical analysis; however, postgraduates from BHS performed better than postgraduates of clinical health science. Postgraduates of clinical health sciences have mentioned that, due to workload and different duty timings, they are unable to participate in research actively. The qualitative assessment highlighted that the students of both sides have been given proper training regarding the research process. Practices of BHS in topic selection and conducting research process seemed to be convincing; however, respondents of clinical science seemed to be unhappy with the practices they followed in their departments.
医疗保健领域的所有最新进展，包括诊断、监测、管理和疾病预防，都依赖于高质量的研究，这些研究揭示了新的信息。因此，在巴基斯坦，培养良好的研究技能很重要，因为多年来，我们的医生一直依赖西方世界的研究知识，而这些知识不一定能为一个发展中国家提供解决方案。考虑到年轻医生在研究知识方面的差距，本研究旨在比较卡拉奇私立三级医疗医院临床和基础健康科学（BHS）专业研究生学员的研究知识。
在卡拉奇的一家三级医疗医院进行了一项混合方法研究。根据计算出的样本量（每组n = 35），随机招募了参加研究课程的BHS和临床科学专业的研究生。通过自行编制的问卷进行定量评估，问卷中设置了有关研究的问题，并通过采访两组参与者进行定性分析。
相当数量的参与者表示研究是他们课程作业的重要组成部分，不过20%的参与者提到应将其设为选修课程供人参与。当被问及“他们的导师是否帮助他们进行研究？”时，21名（60%）BHS参与者回答“是”，而临床专业只有15名（42.9%）参与者回答“是”。当被问及“他们的导师是否具备研究基础知识？”时，BHS组30名（85.7%）参与者回答“是”（p值 = 0.001）。
两组都具备研究和统计分析的基础知识；然而，BHS专业的研究生表现优于临床健康科学专业的研究生。临床健康科学专业的研究生提到，由于工作量和值班时间不同，他们无法积极参与研究。定性评估突出表明，双方学生都接受了关于研究过程的适当培训。BHS在选题和开展研究过程中的做法似乎令人信服；然而，临床科学专业的受访者似乎对他们所在科室的做法不满意。
