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Investigación en educación médica
versión On-line ISSN 2007-5057
Resumen
ERANA ROJAS, Irma Elisa; SEGURA-AZUARA, Nancy de los Ángeles y LOPEZ CABRERA, Mildred Vanessa. Exploring neurophobia in medical students in Mexico. Investigación educ. médica [online]. 2018, vol.7, n.26, pp.63-70. ISSN 2007-5057. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.riem.2017.05.007.
Introduction:
Neurophobia, or fear of neurology, means that medical students are unable to effectively treat neurology patients.
Objective:
The objective of this study is to measure the level of neurophobia in medical students, using a self-evaluation scale, as well as their attitudes towards facing neurology patients.
Method:
A quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 131 students in a medical school in Mexico. A questionnaire was adapted into eight items assessing the fear towards: complexity of neurosciences, clinical care of the neurology patient, and lack of knowledge and procedure abilities.
Results:
Statistical analysis included the internal consistency of the measurement tool and descriptive statistical trends.
Conclusions:
The results showed that students attributed this anxiety specifically to treating patients with neurological illnesses, and to the complexity of the neurosciences.
Palabras llave : Neurology; Medical student; Neurophobia.