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A Brief ECT Orientation Module significantly improved the knowledge and attitudes of 59 Indian medical students towards electroconvulsive therapy.
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Does a Brief ECT Orientation Module improve the knowledge and attitudes of medical students towards ECT?
Does a Brief ECT Orientation Module improve the knowledge and attitudes of medical students towards ECT?
A brief orientation module effectively improves medical students' knowledge and attitudes regarding electroconvulsive therapy.
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Brief ECT modules may improve student knowledge; leaves open generalizability and clinical translation beyond this small cohort.
BACKGROUND: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) continues to be an intervention that attracts controversy in spite of its proven efficacy. There is limited literature on attitude and knowledge of medical students towards ECT from Asian and African countries. AIM: The current study assesses the impact of a "Brief ECT Orientation Module" on the knowledge of and attitudes of Indian medical students towards modified ECT. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The study was conducted at a tertiary care multi-specialty hospital associated with a government medical college. The students were administered the study questionnaire on Day 1 of Psychiatry clerkship. Following this, they were administered the Brief ECT Orientation Module. Assessment was made using a questionnaire with items related to knowledge and attitude towards ECT before and after "Brief ECT Orientation Module." RESULTS: Fifty-nine students completed the study. There was a significant improvement in knowledge of medical students on all the three domains of the questionnaire for assessment of knowledge about ECT-related facts. A change in attitudes towards ECT was also observed following Brief ECT Orientation Module, especially among those who witnessed ECT administration. CONCLUSION: The findings of the current study suggest that the Brief ECT Orientation Module is effective in improving the knowledge and attitude of medical students towards ECT.
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Balhara et al. (2012) studied Medical students' knowledge and attitudes towards ECT (n=59). Brief ECT Orientation Module vs. Pre-intervention baseline was evaluated on Knowledge and attitudes towards ECT. A Brief ECT Orientation Module significantly improved the knowledge and attitudes of 59 Indian medical students towards electroconvulsive therapy.
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