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Do Medical, Dental, and Pharmacy students believe the back pain myths?
2021. urn:nbn:hr:171:810339
Walters, Kristin Laura
University of Split
School of Medicine
Hystology and embryology

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Walters, K. L. (2021). Do Medical, Dental, and Pharmacy students believe the back pain myths? (Master's thesis). Split: University of Split, School of Medicine. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:171:810339

Walters, Kristin Laura. "Do Medical, Dental, and Pharmacy students believe the back pain myths?." Master's thesis, University of Split, School of Medicine, 2021. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:171:810339

Walters, Kristin Laura. "Do Medical, Dental, and Pharmacy students believe the back pain myths?." Master's thesis, University of Split, School of Medicine, 2021. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:171:810339

Walters, K. L. (2021). 'Do Medical, Dental, and Pharmacy students believe the back pain myths?', Master's thesis, University of Split, School of Medicine, accessed 01 April 2025, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:171:810339

Walters KL. Do Medical, Dental, and Pharmacy students believe the back pain myths? [Master's thesis]. Split: University of Split, School of Medicine; 2021 [cited 2025 April 01] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:171:810339

K. L. Walters, "Do Medical, Dental, and Pharmacy students believe the back pain myths?", Master's thesis, University of Split, School of Medicine, Split, 2021. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:171:810339

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TitleDo Medical, Dental, and Pharmacy students believe the back pain myths?
Title (croatian)Vjeruju li studenti medicine, dentalne medicine i farmacije u mitove o križobolji?
AuthorKristin Laura Walters
MentorSandra Kostić (mentor)
Committee memberAna Poljičanin (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberKatarina Vukojević (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberIvana Pavlinac Dodig (član povjerenstva)
GranterUniversity of Split
School of Medicine
(Hystology and embryology)
Split
Defense date and country2021-06-23, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Clinical Medical Sciences
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the attitudes and beliefs of medical students in English and in Croatian, Dental medicine, and Pharmacy students at the University of s split school of medicine (USSM) in Split, Croatia and the extent to which the back pain myths were accepted. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out amongst the student population enrolled at USSM. An online questionnaire was administered to 1,100 students in all academic years and was... More made accessible online between May-October 2020. Data were collected with consent, and participation was voluntary, anonymous, and without compensation. Results: A total of 311 students, out of 1,100 enrolled at the USSM participated in this study. The median age of the participants was 21.0 (18-32) years and student participants were between the age of 18 and 32 years. A minority of student respondents (26%) self-reported a personal experience with acute or chronic low back pain (LBP), and only 18% reported having sought the help of a healthcare professional for their symptoms. Overall, a higher proportion of medical students in Croatian and Pharmacy students (44% and 42% respectively) correctly rejected the back pain myths than did the medical students in English (40%) or Dental medicine students (37%). The majority of students across all study programs (54%) believed that backpain is disabling. The myth with the greatest difference in correct responses across study programs was that ‘there is no real treatment for back trouble’. Forty seven percent of medical students in English agreed with this statement, compared to 18% of medical students in Croatian, Dental medicine, and Pharmacy. A greater proportion of students endorsed alternative treatment regimen for back pain (26%) than they did a surgical approach (19%) or pharmacological approach (14%). Although we did observe differences between year of study, we did not find a correlation between years of training with the number of correct responses. Female respondents were more likely to reject bedrest as a treatment then males (50% female vs 39% male). Male respondents were more likely to reject alternative medicine (42% male vs 26% female) and a surgical approach (43% vs 31%) as the only way to treat back pain. Conclusion: This study confirmed that students at USSM do believe some of the back pain myths, though to a lesser degree than the general population based on data reported in the literature. Additional training regarding chronic pain and the introduction of the back pain myths into medical school curricula should be explored in order to foster the education of clinicians in order for students to endorse an evidence-based approach in their future clinical practice. Less
Abstract (croatian)
Ciljevi: Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati stavove i uvjerenja studenata medicine na engleskom i hrvatskom jeziku, dentalne medicine i farmacije na Medicinskom fakultetu Sveučilišta u Splitu (MEFST) o križobolji i u kojoj mjeri vjeruju mitovima o križobolji. Materijali i metode: Provedeno je presječno istraživanje među studentskom populacijom MEFST-a. Online upitnik bio je dostupan između svibnja i listopada 2020. godine za 1100 studenata svih akademskih godina. Podaci su prikupljeni... More uz pristanak, a sudjelovanje je bilo dobrovoljno, anonimno i bez naknade. Rezultati: Ukupno 311 studenta sudjelovalo je u ovom istraživanju. Prosječna dob bila je 21 godinu (18-32), a studenti su bili u dobi između 18 i 32 godine. Manjina ispitanika (26%) prijavila je osobno iskustvo s akutnom ili kroničnom križoboljom, a samo 18% izjavilo je da je zatražilo liječničku pomoć. Veći udio studenata medicine u na hrvatskom jeziku i studenata farmacije (44% odnosno 42%) ispravno je odbacilo mitove o križobolji, u odnosu na studente medicine na engleskom (40%) ili dentalne medicine (37%). Većina studenata (54%) vjerovala je da križobolja onesposobljava pacijente. Mit s najvećom razlikom u točnim odgovorima na studijskim programima bio je da 'ne postoji pravi način liječenja križobolje. Četrdeset sedam posto studenata medicine na engleskom jeziku složilo se s ovom tvrdnjom, u usporedbi s 18% studenata medicine na hrvatskom jeziku, dentalne medicine i farmacije. Veći dio studenata prihvaća kao opciju alternativne načine liječenja križobolje (26%) nego kirurški pristup (19%) ili farmakološki pristup (14%). Iako smo uočili razlike između odgovora studenata različitih godina studija, nismo pronašli korelaciju između godina studiranja i broja točnih odgovora. Studentice u većem postotku odbacuju ležanje u krevetu kao tretman liječenja križobolje od studenata (50% u odnosu na 39%). Studenti su u većem postotku nego studentice odbacili alternativnu medicinu (42% i 26%) te kirurški pristup (43% i 31%) kao jedini način liječenja križobolje. Zaključak: Ovo istraživanje je potvrdilo da studenti MEFST-a vjeruju u neke od mitova o križobolji, iako u manjoj mjeri od opće populacije na temelju podataka iz literature. Potrebna je bolja edukacija o križobolji u nastavnim programima kako bi se potaknulo i usmjerilo studente na pristup križobolji i općenito medicini zasnovan na dokazima u svojoj budućoj kliničkoj praksi. Less
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URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:171:810339
Study programmeTitle: Medical Studies in English
Study programme type: university
Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate
Academic / professional title: doktor/doktorica medicine (doktor/doktorica medicine)
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