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Home > Vol 33, No 1 (2015) > Taengbunngam

Community and Home Visits to Strengthen Knowledge, Attitudes and Experience of Psychiatric Care among Medical Students

Sanguansri Taengbunngam, Maithai Chaiyapan, Jarurin Pitanupong

Abstract

Objective: To compare the knowledge, attitudes, and experience of Year 6 medical students concerning psychiatric care before and after participating in home and community visits.

Material and Method: The study was conducted in the Year 6 medical students in the 2011 academic year. An anonymous and self-administered questionnaire was used as the pre-test and post-test of this study. The data were analyzed using median and Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-rank test to compare the pre-test and post-test of home and community visiting activity in order to explore the association of knowledge, attitudes, and experience of psychiatric care in medical students.

Results: The scores of Year 6 medical students before and after participating in home and community visiting activity showed that they performed better in the knowledge, attitudes, and experience of psychiatric care after participating in home and community visiting activity. The differences were statistically significant (p<0.0001).

Conclusion: Home and community visits can improve the knowledge, attitudes, and experience of year 6 medical students concerning psychiatric care.

 Keywords

การสร้างเสริมความรู้; กิจกรรมเยี่ยมบ้านและชุมชน; ทัศนคติ; นักศึกษาแพทย์; ประสบการณ์การดูแลผู้ป่วยจิตเวชชุมชน; attitudes; experience of psychiatric care; home and community visits; medical student; strengthen knowledge

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About The Authors

Sanguansri Taengbunngam
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand.
Thailand

Maithai Chaiyapan
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand.
Thailand

Jarurin Pitanupong
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand.
Thailand

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