An action research study on the needs and perspectives of medical students and junior residents on peer physical examination guidelines to respect medical students' autonomy and privacy in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The purpose of this study is to develop and refine PPE guidelines that address students' needs and concerns for the Peer Physical Examination (PPE) guidelines and to assess the feasibility of a Japanese version of such guidelines for managing PPE classes.

Method

An action research approach was employed. Firstly, we sent a Questionnaire Survey 1 to the 5th and 6th year undergraduate medical students and junior residents to gather participants' expectations and suggested improvements for PPEs and their opinion about having a set of PPE guidelines. We drafted a set of PPE guidelines with reference to PPE policies overseas by reflecting participants' needs as identified through Questionnaire Survey 1. We then conducted interviews of 16 participants and revised our gui

SUBMITTER: Suzuki E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11792672 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature