How To Decrease The Emotional Impact Of Cadaver Dissection In Medical Students

F Javadnia; M Hashemitabar; SR Kalantarmahdavi; N Khajehmougahi

doi:10.22037/jme.v7i1.846

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands

Former Title: Journal of Medical Education | The Official Journal of School of Medical Education and Learning Technologies

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https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v7i1.846

How To Decrease The Emotional Impact Of Cadaver Dissection In Medical Students

Author(s):

F Javadnia^1,*,

M Hashemitabar²,

SR Kalantarmahdavi²,

N Khajehmougahi³

1Head of Anatomical Sciences Department, School of Medicine,Jundi Shapour University of Medical Sciences, Ahwaz.

2Anatomy Department,Jundi Shapour University of Medical Sciences.

3Clinical Psychologist, Psychiatry Department.

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands:Vol. 7, issue 1; e105172

Published online:Jun 01, 2005

Article type:Research Article

Received:Mar 01, 2005

Accepted:Jun 01, 2005

How to Cite:F Javadnia, M Hashemitabar, SR Kalantarmahdavi, N Khajehmougahi, How To Decrease The Emotional Impact Of Cadaver Dissection In Medical Students.J Med Edu.2005;7(1):e105172.https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v7i1.846.

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Background: Teaching anatomy is based on cadaver dissection. Working with cadavers, whether through active dissection or by examination of prosected specimens, constitutes a potential stressor in medical education.Purpose.To reduce the anxiety of the medical students by mentally preparing them before going to the dissection room.Methods: The questionnaires were distributed among 68 medical students. The pre-dissection questionnaire comprised questions related to demographic data and the first encounter with a cadaver. The students were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group was prepared psychologically prior to dissection, but the control group entered the dissection room without any preparation. After the first dissection class, all students were surveyed by the second questionnaire which surveyed physical and cognitive symptoms of anxiety, resulting from exposure to the dissection room at the first visit and six weeks later.Results: There was a significant difference (p<.05) in the rate of anxiety between experimental and control group in the initial visit. The difference in the rate of anxiety between the first exposure and six weeks later was significant in control group (p<.008), while it was not significant in the experimental group.Conclusion: The initial preparation could relatively reduce the rate of stress, so that the experimental group experienced less errs) tonal effects during dissection compared to control group.

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Emotional Impact

Cadaver Dissection

Medical Students

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