Anxiety levels among health sciences students during their first visit to the dissection room
Abstract Background The teaching of human anatomy is often based on practices of cadaver dissection and prosected specimens. However, exposure to human cadavers might be stressful and anxiety-inducing for students. The aim of this study is to explore the degree of satisfaction and anxiety among firs...
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doaj-70f56a0301154456984c0878565f82df2020-11-25T03:38:17ZengBMCBMC Medical Education1472-69202020-04-012011710.1186/s12909-020-02027-2Anxiety levels among health sciences students during their first visit to the dissection roomCarmen Romo-Barrientos0Juan José Criado-Álvarez1Jaime González-González2Isabel Ubeda-Bañon3Alicia Flores-Cuadrado4Daniel Saiz-Sánchez5Antonio Viñuela6Jose Luis Martin-Conty7Teresa Simón8Alino Martinez-Marcos9Alicia Mohedano-Moriano10Integrated Care Management at Talavera de la Reina, Castilla-La Mancha Health ServicesIntegrated Care Management at Talavera de la Reina, Castilla-La Mancha Health ServicesIntegrated Care Management at Talavera de la Reina, Castilla-La Mancha Health ServicesDepartment of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Regional Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Castilla-La ManchaDepartment of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Regional Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Castilla-La ManchaDepartment of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Regional Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Castilla-La ManchaDepartment of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, School of Health Sciences, University of Castilla-La ManchaDepartment of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, School of Health Sciences, University of Castilla-La ManchaDepartment of Psychology, School of Health Sciences, University of Castilla-La ManchaDepartment of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Regional Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Castilla-La ManchaDepartment of Medical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Castilla-La ManchaAbstract Background The teaching of human anatomy is often based on practices of cadaver dissection and prosected specimens. However, exposure to human cadavers might be stressful and anxiety-inducing for students. The aim of this study is to explore the degree of satisfaction and anxiety among first-year students in the Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy and Nursing programmes at the Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (Spain) who are experiencing their first dissection/prosection practice to develop stress coping strategies. Methods A total of 204 health sciences students participated in this study. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory was used to evaluate anxiety. Results ‘State Anxiety’ (SA) decreased significantly throughout the course (p < 0.05), from 20.7 ± 19.29 to 13.7 ± 11.65 points. Statistical differences (p < 0.05) in SA were found between the different health sciences, and pre-practice SA was significantly different from post-practice SA. The students with the highest pre-practice SA levels were nursing students (31.8 ± 33.7 points), but medical students had the highest post-practice SA levels (18.4 ± 12.82 points). Conclusions Although students were satisfied with dissection practices (96.8% of them recommended that the practices be retained for future courses), the experience can provoke stressful responses that must be addressed using advanced preparation and coping mechanisms, especially among medical and nursing students.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12909-020-02027-2Anatomy educationDissectionProsectionAnxietyHealth sciences |
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Carmen Romo-Barrientos Juan José Criado-Álvarez Jaime González-González Isabel Ubeda-Bañon Alicia Flores-Cuadrado Daniel Saiz-Sánchez Antonio Viñuela Jose Luis Martin-Conty Teresa Simón Alino Martinez-Marcos Alicia Mohedano-Moriano |
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Carmen Romo-Barrientos Juan José Criado-Álvarez Jaime González-González Isabel Ubeda-Bañon Alicia Flores-Cuadrado Daniel Saiz-Sánchez Antonio Viñuela Jose Luis Martin-Conty Teresa Simón Alino Martinez-Marcos Alicia Mohedano-Moriano Anxiety levels among health sciences students during their first visit to the dissection room BMC Medical Education Anatomy education Dissection Prosection Anxiety Health sciences |
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Carmen Romo-Barrientos Juan José Criado-Álvarez Jaime González-González Isabel Ubeda-Bañon Alicia Flores-Cuadrado Daniel Saiz-Sánchez Antonio Viñuela Jose Luis Martin-Conty Teresa Simón Alino Martinez-Marcos Alicia Mohedano-Moriano |
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Anxiety levels among health sciences students during their first visit to the dissection room |
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Anxiety levels among health sciences students during their first visit to the dissection room |
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Anxiety levels among health sciences students during their first visit to the dissection room |
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Anxiety levels among health sciences students during their first visit to the dissection room |
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Anxiety levels among health sciences students during their first visit to the dissection room |
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Abstract Background The teaching of human anatomy is often based on practices of cadaver dissection and prosected specimens. However, exposure to human cadavers might be stressful and anxiety-inducing for students. The aim of this study is to explore the degree of satisfaction and anxiety among first-year students in the Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy and Nursing programmes at the Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (Spain) who are experiencing their first dissection/prosection practice to develop stress coping strategies. Methods A total of 204 health sciences students participated in this study. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory was used to evaluate anxiety. Results ‘State Anxiety’ (SA) decreased significantly throughout the course (p < 0.05), from 20.7 ± 19.29 to 13.7 ± 11.65 points. Statistical differences (p < 0.05) in SA were found between the different health sciences, and pre-practice SA was significantly different from post-practice SA. The students with the highest pre-practice SA levels were nursing students (31.8 ± 33.7 points), but medical students had the highest post-practice SA levels (18.4 ± 12.82 points). Conclusions Although students were satisfied with dissection practices (96.8% of them recommended that the practices be retained for future courses), the experience can provoke stressful responses that must be addressed using advanced preparation and coping mechanisms, especially among medical and nursing students. |
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