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Title: Anatomy-Related Stressors for Allied Health Students
Language: English
Authors: Oheneba Boadum, Audra F. Schaefer, Ellen M. Robertson
Source: HAPS Educator. 2024 28(2):4-18.
Availability: Human Anatomy and Physiology Society. PO Box 2945, LeGrange, GA 30421. e-mail: editor@hapsconnect.org; Web site: https://www.hapsweb.org/page/hapsed_home
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 15
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Anatomy, Stress Variables, Allied Health Occupations Education, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Laboratory Procedures, Human Body, Donors, Supervision, Group Dynamics, Emotional Response, Fear, Death, Experience, Vocabulary, Teaching Styles, Anxiety, Time Factors (Learning), Student Attitudes, College Students
ISSN: 2473-3792
2473-3806
Abstract: Most health-related educational programs are traditionally stressful. One of the most frequent academic stressors that students report is their gross anatomy experience. A variety of symptoms, including stress, anxiety, and emotional distress, have been reported among students in anatomy, particularly concerning working with anatomical donors. However, the literature remains sparse concerning what other stressors could contribute to the experiences of students in a donor-based anatomy course. Reports of stress are also common among students in non-donor dissection-based courses. This study aimed to investigate what stressors occupational and physical therapy students experienced in both the laboratory and lecture components of their anatomy course. A thematic analysis based on a descriptive phenomenological study was designed. This allowed the exploration of anatomy-related stress from the students' perspective as a phenomenon they experienced during their study. Thematic responses were categorized into laboratory and non-laboratory anatomy-specific stressors. Themes included dissection supervision, dissection group dynamics, emotional preparation, fear of death, condition of anatomical donor, anatomical donor's subcutaneous tissue, quality of dissection, previous anatomy experience, anatomical terminology, amount of information, teaching styles, fear of failure, self-directedness, and time constraint. Most stressors pointed to a course or curriculum issue and could be potentially modifiable. Knowledge of these stressors that students face could contribute to understanding the challenges in the study of anatomy from the student's perspective and contribute to future efforts in addressing these stressors.
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