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Anxiety in veterinary surgical students: a quantitative study.

Rikke Langebæk¹, Berit Eika, Asger Lundorff Jensen

¹Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. rikkelangebaek@gmail.com

Journal of Veterinary Medical Education

|November 29, 2012

Summary

Veterinary students experience higher anxiety in surgical courses compared to non-surgical ones. Pre-surgical training in a Surgical Skills Lab (SSL) effectively reduces this anxiety before live-animal surgery.

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Area of Science:

Veterinary Education
Surgical Training
Medical Education

Background:

The surgical educational environment can induce stress, potentially hindering student learning.
Anxiety in veterinary students during surgical training is a concern that requires investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare anxiety levels between veterinary surgical and non-surgical courses.
To determine if pre-surgical training in a Surgical Skills Lab (SSL) mitigates anxiety.

Main Methods:

A comparative and parallel group study involving fourth-year veterinary students.
Anxiety assessment using validated questionnaires before non-surgical and surgical courses.
Comparison of anxiety levels in students with and without SSL training.

Main Results:

Veterinary students exhibited significantly higher anxiety levels in surgical courses versus non-surgical courses (p<.001).
Pre-surgical training in the SSL demonstrated a significant anxiety-reducing effect prior to live-animal surgery (p<.005).

Conclusions:

Surgical courses induce greater anxiety in veterinary students than non-surgical courses.
Surgical Skills Lab (SSL) training is a valuable tool for reducing pre-operative anxiety in veterinary students.