Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34461880›Full record

ArticleBMC medical education2021

The effect of teaching integrated course of physical examination and radiological anatomy in practical limb anatomy on medical students' learning outcomes.

Hossain Sadeqi, Ali Valiani, Maryam Avizhgan, Seyed Abbas Ebrahimi, Amirreza Manteghinejad, Pantea Miralai, Athar Omid

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in BMC medical education, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Review
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Hossain SadeqiDepartment of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Isfahan university of medical sciences, Isfahan, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9660-8138
Ali ValianiDepartment of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Isfahan university of medical sciences, Isfahan, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3093-5547
Maryam AvizhganMedical Education Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Seyed Abbas EbrahimiSchool of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4244-3868
Amirreza ManteghinejadStudent Research Committee, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3847-5496
Pantea MiralaiSchool of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5231-3370
Athar OmidDepartment of Medical Education, Medical Education Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. athar.omid@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4251-0351

Funding

Isfahan Medical Education Research Center 397298National Agency for Strategic Research in Medical Education. Tehran. Iran 970556
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn the last few decades, the need to change the curriculum of basic medical science has been further emphasized. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of teaching integrated course of physical examination and radiological anatomy in practical limb anatomy on medical students' learning outcomes.

methodsThis was an experimental study. Medical students (of the 4th semester of medical education) were divided into intervention and control groups. Related topics of physical examination and radiological anatomy were added to the practical limb anatomy courses of the intervention group. Practical knowledge of anatomy, clinical applications of anatomical knowledge, students 'satisfaction, and students' attitude toward the anatomy course were assessed at the end of the study. Knowledge retention was assessed three months after the semester.

resultsThe intervention group scored significantly higher mean scores in practical knowledge of anatomy test, clinical applications of anatomical knowledge test and knowledge retention test (P-value < 0.05). In evaluating students' satisfaction with the course, the intervention group was satisfied with the course and teacher performance and had appropriate attitude (Mean˃4, Max score = 5) towards the application of anatomy in medicine.

conclusionsThe findings of this study showed that teaching practical anatomy with a clinical integrated approach can improve the practical knowledge of anatomy, knowledge retention, and clinical applications of anatomical knowledge. In addition, an integrated approach was associated with greater student satisfaction and it makes students have appropriate attitude towards the application of anatomy in medicine.

Indexed as

AnatomyEducation, MedicalEducation, Medical, UndergraduateStudents, MedicalCurriculumEducational MeasurementHumansPhysical ExaminationTeachingAnatomyClinical IntegrationPhysical examinationRadiological anatomy

Identifiers

PMID34461880
PMCPMC8406560

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.