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| Title |
Clinical psychomotor skills among left and right handed medical students: are the left-handed medical students left out?
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| Published in |
BMC Medical Education, March 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12909-016-0611-7 |
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| Authors |
Sami Alnassar, Aljoharah Nasser Alrashoudi, Mody Alaqeel, Hala Alotaibi, Alanoud Alkahel, Waseem Hajjar, Ghadeer Al-shaikh, Abdulaziz Alsaif, Shafiul Haque, Sultan Ayoub Meo |
| Abstract |
There is a growing perception that the left handed (LH) medical students are facing difficulties while performing the clinical tasks that involve psychomotor skill, although the evidence is very limited and diverse. The present study aimed to evaluate the clinical psychomotor skills among Right-handed (RH) and left-handed (LH) medical students. For this study, 54 (27 left handed and 27 right handed) first year medical students were selected. They were trained for different clinical psychomotor skills including suturing, laparoscopy, intravenous cannulation and urinary catheterization under the supervision of certified instructors. All students were evaluated for psychomotor skills by different instructors. The comparative performance of the students was measured by using a global rating scale, each selected criteria was allotted 5-points score with the total score of 25. There were no significant differences in the performance of psychomotor skills among LH and RH medical students. The global rating score obtained by medical students in suturing techniques was: LH 15.89 ± 2.88, RH 16.15 ± 2.75 (p = 0.737), cannulation techniques LH 20.44 ± 2.81, RH 20.70 ± 2.56 (p = 0.725), urinary catheterization LH 4.33 ± 0.96 RH 4.11 ± 1.05 (p = 0.421). For laparoscopic skills total peg transfer time was shorter among LH medical students compared to RH medical students (LH 129.85 ± 80.87 s vs RH 135.52 ± 104.81 s) (p = 0.825). However, both RH and LH students completed their procedure within the stipulated time. Among LH and RH medical students no significant difference was observed in performing the common surgical psychomotor skills. Surgical skills for LH or RH might not be a result of innate dexterity but rather the academic environment in which they are trained and assessed. Early laterality-related mentoring in medical schools as well as during the clinical residency might reduce the inconveniences faced by the left-handed medical personnel. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 64 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 10 | 16% |
| Researcher | 9 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 13% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 13 | 20% |
| Unknown | 13 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 25 | 39% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 9% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 3% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 3% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 12 | 19% |
| Unknown | 15 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 March 2016.
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#14,254,293
of 22,856,968 outputs
Outputs from BMC Medical Education
#1,963
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#159,993
of 300,114 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Medical Education
#50
of 76 outputs
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