Effective teaching modifies medical student attitudes toward pain symptoms

Recent studies have raised the question of whether last year medical students and first year residents show an adequate attitude toward their patient’s pain as reflected by prescribed pain medication. Underuse of analgetics could be demonstrated in several studies even after a correct diagnosis of p...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Schreiner, Ute (Author) , Haefner, A. (Author) , Gologan, Renata (Author) , Obertacke, Udo (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 12 May 2011
In: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery
Year: 2011, Volume: 37, Issue: 6, Pages: 655-659
ISSN:1863-9941
DOI:10.1007/s00068-011-0111-8
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-011-0111-8
Get full text
Author Notes:U. Schreiner, A. Haefner, R. Gologan, U. Obertacke
Description
Summary:Recent studies have raised the question of whether last year medical students and first year residents show an adequate attitude toward their patient’s pain as reflected by prescribed pain medication. Underuse of analgetics could be demonstrated in several studies even after a correct diagnosis of pain was made and has led to the term “oligoanalgesia.” Our study was aimed at evaluating the potential of improving student attitudes toward pain by changing the curriculum during the last year of medical education.
Item Description:Gesehen am 26.10.2022
Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:1863-9941
DOI:10.1007/s00068-011-0111-8