Predominant aspects of knowledge and practical skills among medical students with online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic era.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic have shifted most learning methods into online courses, especially for medical skills education. However, the effects of online courses on medical skill education amongst medical students are still arguable. The study aims to analyse medical students' knowledge, attitude, practice and satisfaction towards medical skills between online and offline courses.

Method

We performed a case-control study conducted among 533 medical students with online (as a case group, n = 288) and offline courses (as a control group, n = 245). We evaluated three fundamental medical skills, including history taking [HT], lung physical examination [LPE], and heart physical examination [HPE]. We tested the knowledge and skills a

SUBMITTER: Visuddho V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9980156 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature