The Competency of Emergency Medicine Residents in Interpreting Hand X-rays Across the Three Major Regions of Saudi Arabia.
assessment
competency
emergency medicine
hand x-rays
interpretation
residents
saudi arabia
training level
viewing devices
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2024
Apr 2024
Historique:
accepted:
29
04
2024
medline:
30
4
2024
pubmed:
30
4
2024
entrez:
30
4
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Background Interpreting hand X-rays is crucial for emergency medicine residents to accurately diagnose traumatic injuries and conditions affecting the hand. This study aimed to assess the competency of emergency medicine residents in interpreting hand X-rays across three major regions in Saudi Arabia. Methodology We conducted a cross-sectional study involving 100 emergency medicine residents from the Central, Eastern, and Western regions of Saudi Arabia. Participants were presented with 10 clinical case scenarios each accompanied by hand X-rays and were asked to provide their interpretations. Assessment scores were calculated based on the proportion of correct answers for each case. Results Half of the participants (50 residents) fell within the age range of 25 to 27 years, with 61 male and 39 female participants, respectively. Residents in the third year of training (R3) exhibited the highest mean score of 74.83% ± 20.46%. Participants using desktops to view the images achieved the highest mean score of 75% ± 10.49% compared to those using smartphones or tablets. Significant associations were found between age (F = 4.072, p = 0.020), training level (F = 3.161, p = 0.028), and choice of viewing device (F = 7.811, p = 0.001) and assessment scores. Conclusions Our study highlighted that emergency medicine residents in Saudi Arabia demonstrate competent proficiency in interpreting hand X-rays, with higher competency observed among senior residents (R3 and R4), those aged 28 to 30 years, and those using desktops for image viewing.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38686103
doi: 10.7759/cureus.59270
pmc: PMC11057336
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e59270Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2024, Alsulimani et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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