在尼日利亚一所私立大学的本科临床学生中,神经恐惧症及其相关症状
Chukwuma Okeafor1, Ernest Nwazor2
1Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
概括
神经恐惧症,对神经学的恐惧,影响了超过75%的尼日利亚临床学生. 人们认为缺乏知识是主要的驱动因素,这凸显了神经科学教育中需要改进教学方法的需要.
科学领域:
- 神经学和神经科学教育 神经学和神经科学教育
- 医学教育研究 医学教育研究
背景情况:
- 神经恐惧症,对神经病的恐惧,是一个全球性问题,在撒哈拉以南非洲加剧.
- 这种恐惧扩大了现有的神经科医生与人口比率差距.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定与神经恐惧症相关的因素在本科临床学生.
- 探索可修改的因素,可以帮助减少神经恐惧症.
主要方法:
- 对173名本科临床学生进行了一项横截面研究.
- 数据采集使用了经过验证的自我管理问卷.
- 进行了双变量和多变量分析,以确定神经恐惧症的相关性.
主要成果:
- 在学生中,神经恐惧症的患病率为76.3%.
- 意识到神经学知识不足与神经恐惧症有显著的关联 (AOR=2.14).
- 学生们认为神经学是难以学习的,教学不好,复杂的检查.
结论:
- 临床学生中很大一部分患有神经恐惧症,主要与所感知的知识不足有关.
- 专注于改进教学策略的教育干预措施对于解决这个问题至关重要.
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