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ArticleJournal of pain research2024

Shifts in Students' Attitudes Towards Pain Patients, Pain, and Opioid Management Following a Dedicated Medical School Pain Curriculum.

Shravani Durbhakula, Tony Y Wang, Kara G Segna, Gerard R Limerick, Mustafa Y Broachwala, Michael E Schatman, Munfarid A Zaidi, Ingharan James Siddarthan, Serkan Toy

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Shravani DurbhakulaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Division of Pain Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Tony Y WangDepartment of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Kara G SegnaDepartment of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Gerard R LimerickDepartment of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Mustafa Y BroachwalaDepartment of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Michael E SchatmanDepartment of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1019-0413
Munfarid A ZaidiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Ingharan James SiddarthanDepartment of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Serkan ToyDepartments of Basic Science Education and Health Systems & Implementation Science, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7758-257X

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Objective: To examine the immediate effects of a comprehensive pain course on medical students' pre-existing perceptions and attitudes toward pain patients and opioid management. Methods: First-year medical students at a major academic medical center enrolled in a required pre-clerkship pain course in June 2020 and completed pre- and post-course online surveys with Likert-scale questions about their attitudes toward pain management and opioid-related issues. Additionally, the surveys included a free-text question where the students listed the first five words that came to mind when hearing the word "opioids". These words were categorized as "professional" or "lay" words and further as having "positive", "negative", or "neutral" connotations. Data analyses included descriptive statistics, as well as non-parametric and parametric tests. Results: Fifty-four of the 119 students responded to pretest and posttest surveys and were included in paired analyses. There was a significant difference between the number of professional words used before (M=1.21, SD=0.97) and after the course (M=2.40 SD=1.33); t(52)=-6.39, Conclusion: Results showed that a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary pain course could greatly enhance first-year medical students' attitudes toward pain management, chronic pain patients, and the complex issues surrounding opioids.

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