ورقة بحثية
سلوك طلبة الطب السعوديون تجاه الأبحاث في المجال الصحي = Attitudes of Saudi Arabian Undergraduate Medical Students towards Health Research

Al Hilali, Sara M.


 

سلوك طلبة الطب السعوديون تجاه الأبحاث في المجال الصحي = Attitudes of Saudi Arabian Undergraduate Medical Students towards Health Research

Al Hilali, Sara M.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate attitudes, perceptions and perceived barriers towards health research among Saudi Arabian undergraduate medical students. Methods: This cross-sectional study took place between August and October 2014 and included 520 students from five medical schools across Saudi Arabia. An anonymous online survey with 21 close-ended questions was designed to assess students’ attitudes towards research, contribution to research-related activities, awareness of the importance of research, perception of available resources/opportunities for research, appreciation of medical students’ research contributions and perceived barriers to research. Responses were scored on a 5-point Likert scale. Results: A total of 401 students participated in the study (response rate: 77.1%). Of these, 278 (69.3%) were female. A positive attitude towards research was reported by 43.9% of the students. No statistically significant differences were observed between genders with regards to attitudes towards and available resources for research (P = 0.500 and 0.200, respectively). Clinical students had a significantly more positive attitude towards research compared to preclinical students (P = 0.007). Only 26.4% of the respondents believed that they had adequate resources/opportunities for research. According to the students, perceived barriers to undertaking research included time constraints (n = 200; 49.9%), lack of research mentors (n = 95; 23.7%), lack of formal research methodology training (n = 170; 42.4%) and difficulties in conducting literature searches (n = 145; 36.2%). Conclusion: Less than half of the surveyed Saudi Arabian medical students had a positive attitude towards health research. Medical education policies should aim to counteract the barriers identified in this study.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate attitudes, perceptions and perceived barriers towards health research among Saudi Arabian undergraduate medical students. Methods: This cross-sectional study took place between August and October 2014 and included 520 students from five medical schools acro...

مادة فرعية

المؤلف : Al Hilali, Sara M.

مؤلف مشارك : Al Kahtani, Eman
Babar Zaman
Rajiv Khandekar
Abdullah Al-Shahri
Deepak P. Edward

بيانات النشر : Muscat، Sultanate of Oman : Sultan Qaboos University / College of Medicine and Health Sciences، 2016مـ.

التصنيف الموضوعي : العلوم التطبيقية|العلوم الطبية .

المواضيع : Medical Students - Attitude - Saudi Arabia.

الطلبة الأطباء - سلوك - السعودية.

Health Research - Saudi Arabia.

البحوث الطبية - السعودية.

رقم الطبعة : 1

المصدر : Sultan Qaboos University / College of Medicine and Health Sciences : Muscat، Sulatante of Oman.

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