Changes in the knowledge of and attitudes toward family medicine after completing a primary care course.

Autor:	Rabadán FE; Healthcare Service of Castilla-La Mancha (SESCAM), Albacete, Spain. fjescobarr@sescam.jccm.es, Hidalgo JL
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Family medicine [Fam Med] 2010 Jan; Vol. 42 (1), pp. 35-40.
Abstrakt:	Background and Objectives: The study's objective was to determine medical students' knowledge of and attitudes toward family medicine before and after completing a course in primary care. Methods: Before and after a course in primary care, 81 medical students were asked to respond to a self-administered, anonymous questionnaire, comprising 34 items that measured students' attitudes and knowledge about primary care that uses a 5-point Likert response scale. Results: Forty-four (54.3%) students completed both the pre-course and post-course questionnaires. Before the course, 38.6% looked favorably upon the specialty of family medicine. After the course, the percentage increased to 70.4%. Nevertheless, only 11.4% initially considered family medicine as a first career option, and their attitude did not change after the course. Conclusions: After completing the course, the students showed an improvement in their knowledge of and attitudes toward family medicine and primary care, but only a small percentage considered a career in family medicine as a first-choice option.
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