Changing medical students' attitudes to and knowledge of deafness: a mixed methods study

Communication with healthcare professionals is challenging for those with hearing loss. This study aimed to determine the impact dedicated deaf awareness training could have on medical student's attitudes to and knowledge of deafness, and to explore ways of incorporating deaf awareness training...

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Published in:BMC medical education 2019-06, Vol.19 (1), p.227-227, Article 227
Main Authors: Gilmore, Michelle, Sturgeon, Anna, Thomson, Clare, Bell, David, Ryan, Sophie, Bailey, James, McGlade, Kieran, Woodside, Jayne V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitudes
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
College students
Communication
Curricula
Curriculum
Deaf awareness
Deaf persons
Deafness
Education, Medical, Undergraduate
Hearing loss
Humans
Knowledge
Medical education
Medical personnel
Medical students
Physician-Patient Relations
Physicians
Students
Students, Medical - psychology
Study and teaching
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teachers
Training
United Kingdom
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Summary:Communication with healthcare professionals is challenging for those with hearing loss. This study aimed to determine the impact dedicated deaf awareness training could have on medical student's attitudes to and knowledge of deafness, and to explore ways of incorporating deaf awareness training into the core undergraduate medical curriculum. A validated questionnaire was used to measure attitudes to and knowledge of deafness in those taking an optional deaf awareness and basic sign language module for second year medical students compared to students who took another module. Previous students on this module were also contacted and asked to complete the same questionnaire. Focus groups with these students explored ways to incorporate deaf awareness training into the core undergraduate medical curriculum. After completing the module, students had a more positive attitude to deaf individuals (p 
ISSN:1472-6920
1472-6920
DOI:10.1186/s12909-019-1666-z