Perceived strain of undergraduate medical students during a simulated first day of residency

Autor: Sophie Fürstenberg, Sarah Prediger, Martina Kadmon, Pascal O. Berberat, Sigrid Harendza
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: BMC Medical Education, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1472-6920
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-018-1435-4
Popis: Abstract Background Residents face demanding situations on the job and have been found to perceive high levels of strain. Medical students also reported a high degree of strain and even depressive tendencies when entering their clinical rotations. The aim of this study was to explore the perceived strain of medical students from different undergraduate curricula and at different stages of academic advancement during different phases of an assessment simulating a resident’s first day in hospital. Methods Sixty-seven undergraduate medical students participated in the following three phases of the assessment in the role of a resident: a consultation hour with five simulated patients, a management phase with interprofessional contact, and a patient handover with a colleague. They completed the Strain Perception Questionnaire (STRAIPER) after each phase. Students from different undergraduate curricula (VI: vertically integrated, n = 35 versus non-VI: not vertically integrated, n = 26) and different academic advancement (semester 10, n = 26 versus final year, n = 41) were compared. Results All students showed the highest strain level after the management phase compared to the consultation hour and the handover. Medical students from a non-VI curriculum felt significantly more strain in the dimension of agitation (p
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