Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Department of Anaesthesia, Dr. Y S Parmar Government Medical College, Nahan, Himachal Pradesh, India
2 Department of Community Medicine, Pt. J L Nehru Government Medical College, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, India
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Involving medical undergraduate students in patients’ health education will not only
help in improving students’ learning as well as professional and communication skills but also plays
an important role in achieving better health outcome of patients. The aim of the study was to assess
the impact of students led educational intervention regarding tuberculosis (TB) on their learning and
on the patients’ knowledge and attitude towards the disease.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred medical undergraduates were included in the study. An
integrated lecture on TB was given to all participants followed by preintervention test on TB. One group
was then subjected to interactive traditional lecture. Whereas the videos reflecting the experiences
of TB patients were shown to the other group and was given an assignment to prepare educational
leaflets for TB patients followed by postintervention test for both groups. The patients’ satisfaction
level with the information given via educational leaflet and the overall perceived benefits of this
activity by the students were assessed. Data analysis done using SPSS version 23.0. Independent
and paired t‑test were used to calculate difference of means for quantitative variables.
RESULTS: Two groups were comparable preintervention however postintervention there was
significant improvement in knowledge in the study group (P0.000). Overall 74.2% of the patients
were satisfied with the information provided through leaflets. Students’ feedback highlighted that
majority of the them felt benefitted from this activity.
CONCLUSION: It can be concluded that such type of educational interventions have dual benefits,
i.e., learning for the students as well as providing health education to patients which in turn will
improve their clinical outcome.
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