The potential of medical comics to teach palliative care skills: a cross-sectional study of 668 medical students.
Communication
humanities
neoplasms
palliative care (PC)
terminal care
Journal
Annals of palliative medicine
ISSN: 2224-5839
Titre abrégé: Ann Palliat Med
Pays: China
ID NLM: 101585484
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2022
Nov 2022
Historique:
received:
24
05
2022
accepted:
09
10
2022
pubmed:
12
11
2022
medline:
7
12
2022
entrez:
11
11
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Palliative care (PC) skills are important when caring for patients with advanced illness in a broad range of settings. Students need to be trained in communication and empathy, both representing essential PC skills. Therefore, creative approaches could promote the understanding of relevant PC skills. In an online lecture about graphic medicine, different medical comics (MC) were used to introduce the field of graphic medicine and to illustrate relevant skills in PC. After the lecture, an online survey was conducted. The survey consisted of each respondent`s sociodemographic profile and a questionnaire on multiple aspects related to the field of MC. Spearman correlation coefficients and Cohen's effect sizes were used for statistical analysis. The survey respondents comprised 668 students, 337 female, 326 male and 5 diverse. The results showed that the students had never (27.2%) or had very rarely (31.9%) been involved in with the field of MC. The largest number would rate their interest as somewhat or very interested (58.8%). When considering the use of MC to understand different perspectives, the students mainly rated them as useful (54.6%) or very useful (23.4%). Women had a more positive attitude towards MC than men (P<0.001). Students who placed more importance on PC skills were more likely to recommend the use of MC in general medical education (r=0.11, P=0.005). The majority of the students (58.8%) moderately or strongly agreed on the use of MC as a teaching method in PC. After a single lecture on graphic medicine, the students were positive about using MC for teaching PC skills. Since the lecture was short and the majority of the medical students stated that they had not been previously exposed to the field of MC, this study demonstrates that it is promising to further use and evaluate a set of visual and narrative illustrations as a teaching method in PC.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Palliative care (PC) skills are important when caring for patients with advanced illness in a broad range of settings. Students need to be trained in communication and empathy, both representing essential PC skills. Therefore, creative approaches could promote the understanding of relevant PC skills.
METHODS
METHODS
In an online lecture about graphic medicine, different medical comics (MC) were used to introduce the field of graphic medicine and to illustrate relevant skills in PC. After the lecture, an online survey was conducted. The survey consisted of each respondent`s sociodemographic profile and a questionnaire on multiple aspects related to the field of MC. Spearman correlation coefficients and Cohen's effect sizes were used for statistical analysis.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The survey respondents comprised 668 students, 337 female, 326 male and 5 diverse. The results showed that the students had never (27.2%) or had very rarely (31.9%) been involved in with the field of MC. The largest number would rate their interest as somewhat or very interested (58.8%). When considering the use of MC to understand different perspectives, the students mainly rated them as useful (54.6%) or very useful (23.4%). Women had a more positive attitude towards MC than men (P<0.001). Students who placed more importance on PC skills were more likely to recommend the use of MC in general medical education (r=0.11, P=0.005). The majority of the students (58.8%) moderately or strongly agreed on the use of MC as a teaching method in PC.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
After a single lecture on graphic medicine, the students were positive about using MC for teaching PC skills. Since the lecture was short and the majority of the medical students stated that they had not been previously exposed to the field of MC, this study demonstrates that it is promising to further use and evaluate a set of visual and narrative illustrations as a teaching method in PC.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36366897
doi: 10.21037/apm-22-637
pii: apm-22-637
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM