Inadequacy of Musculoskeletal Knowledge Among Undergraduate Medical Students: 本科醫學生肌肉骨骼知識不足

Background/PurposeMusculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are a significant public health problem. It has been observed that after leaving medical school, students are incapable of making a general assessment of the musculoskeletal system.MethodsAccordingly, a pilot study was planned using the Freedman and Bernstein questionnaire and carried out in medical schools in India. Three hundred and twelve students at different levels were enrolled and administered the questionnaire. The correctness score for each student was obtained in each group and compared with the recommended qualifying score.ResultsFor the sixth term and the ninth term, 44.61% and 50.71% students met the criterion, respectively, while interns showed the highest proportion of 71.42%. For the majority of the questions, the awareness level of ninth semester students and interns was better than that of sixth term students.ConclusionCompared to studies in other countries, the situation in India is not different. Medical institutions should place stress on orthopaedic education to provide better physicians.

中文摘要背景/目的肌肉骨骼疾病是重要的公共健康問題。有觀察認為醫學生離開醫學院後，無法對肌肉骨骼系統作總體評估。方法研究在印度的醫學院，用弗里德曼和伯恩斯坦問卷(Freedman and Bernstein questionnaire)進行。三百十二名不同學年的醫學生參加了問卷調查。各組獲得的分數經調整後，會與建議的標準分數進行比較。結果對於第六學期(第三年)和第九學期(最後學年)的醫學生，44.61％和50.71％的學生分別達到了標準分數，而實習醫生達到的比例最高，為71.42％。對於大多數的問題，第九學期的醫生和實習醫生的認識水平都比第六學期的醫學生為高。結論相較於其他國家的研究，印度的情況沒有什麼不同。醫療機構應強調骨科教育，以提供更好的醫生。