The impact of inclusion: Improving medical student confidence in caring for adults with intellectual disabilities through an interactive, narrative-based session

IF 1.9 4区医学 Q1 EDUCATION, SPECIAL

Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability Pub Date : 2023-04-25 DOI:10.3109/13668250.2023.2198345

Lauren Clarke, H. Tabor

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ABSTRACT Background There is often very little training during medical school focused on how to provide care to individuals with intellectual disabilities. This curriculum gap results in students reporting low levels of confidence in their ability to care for this population. Methods Medical students attended an interactive, narrative-based session on caring for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Student confidence was assessed through pre- and post-session surveys. Results Students reported low levels of confidence in their overall ability to provide care to people with intellectual disabilities, but this level significantly increased following the course session. Student confidence also increased significantly across all learning objectives. Conclusions The success of this session provides additional support for the importance of including individuals with intellectual disabilities within the medical school curriculum; however, we must continue to advocate for more longitudinal educational opportunities in this field to ensure current and future physicians can provide care to this population.

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包容性的影响：通过互动式、叙事式的会议，提高医学生照顾智障成年人的信心

摘要背景在医学院期间，通常很少有关于如何为智障人士提供护理的培训。这种课程差距导致学生对自己照顾这一人群的能力缺乏信心。方法医学生参加了一个互动的、以叙述为基础的关于照顾智障人士的会议。通过课前和课后调查评估学生的信心。结果学生报告称，他们对自己为智障人士提供护理的整体能力的信心水平较低，但在课程结束后，这一水平显著提高。在所有学习目标中，学生的信心也显著增强。结论本届会议的成功为将智障人士纳入医学院课程的重要性提供了额外的支持；然而，我们必须继续倡导在这一领域提供更多的纵向教育机会，以确保当前和未来的医生能够为这一人群提供护理。

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Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability Multiple-

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3.40

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7.70%

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期刊介绍： Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability (formerly the Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities) is the official journal of the Australasian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability (ASSID). JIDD is an international, multidisciplinary journal in the field of intellectual and developmental disability. The journal publishes original qualitative and quantitative research papers, literature reviews, conceptual articles, brief reports, case reports, data briefs, and opinions and perspectives.