The impact of COVID-19 on medical students' practical skills and hygiene behavior regarding venipuncture: a case control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite their importance to current and future patient care, medical students' hygiene behaviors and acquisition of practical skills have rarely been studied in previous observational study. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical student's hygiene and practical skills.

Methods

This case-control study assessed the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on hygiene behavior by contrasting the practical skills and hygiene adherence of 371 medical students post the pandemic associated lockdown in March 2020 with that of 355 medical students prior to the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. Students' skills were assessed using an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). Their skills were then compared based on their res

SUBMITTER: Meyer A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9294821 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature