Document Type : Original Article
Authors
- . Seyede Zahra Emami Razavi
- . Mohaddeseh Azadvari
- . Maryam Hosseini
- . Shahram Rahimi Dehgolan
- . Nastaran Maghbouli
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The objective was to evaluate an innovative physical medicine and
rehabilitation (PMR) course for undergraduate students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences
and their attitude and knowledge change following course participation.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ninety‑one medical students filled the knowledge, attitude, and
satisfaction forms pre‑ and postintervention. Nineteen medical students, two faculty physiatrists, two
residents, two physical therapists, and two occupational therapists participated in the focus groups.
RESULTS: We found significant attitude improvements. They declared the usefulness of PMR
course for undergraduate. Moreover, they agreed that physiatrists could be first choice for refer of
musculoskeletal patients and they preferred PMR as future career after course experience. Also,
they preferred to refer musculoskeletal patients including carpal tunnel syndrome, frozen shoulder,
nonspecific low back pain after course participation. We found a good relationship between attitude
and practice scores (r = 0.543, P = 0.000); in fact, students’ attitude would strongly predict their
practice through a model involving age, satisfaction, and exam scores (R2 = 0.356, B = 0.35 [0.06],
and P = 0.000).
CONCLUSION: We found that internship training course might be an effective method of teaching
PMR. Improving attitude toward the field of PMR and patient referral practice, career choice and
disability perceptions of undergraduates is concluded in this study. Investigation of the advantages
of such courses in larger studies with longer follow‑up time‑points is highly recommend.
Keywords
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