Medical student self-efficacy, knowledge and communication in adolescent medicine.

Int J Med Educ · 2014 · PMC4212411 · PMID 25341226

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Of marginal significance, medical students receiving only the PowerPoint lecture also had higher self-efficacy levels on counseling STI prevention (t (46) =1.828, p=.07).Students receiving both lectures had significantly higher self-efficacy levels discussing confidentiality with adolescents (t (35) =-2.543, p=.02) at the end of the pediatric clerkship.

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No significant differences were found between groups for communication; assessing sexually transmitted infection risk was marginally significant for knowledge application during the clinical exam.

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Results Self-efficacy levels of both groups increased by the end of the pediatric rotation, but students in the two-lecture group displayed significantly higher self-efficacy in confidentiality with adolescents (t (35) =-2.543, p=0.02); interviewing adolescents, assessing risk, sexually transmitted infection risk and prevention counseling, contraception counseling were higher with marginal significance.

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