Abstract
A purpose of the study is to provide basic information in order to find better ways for more effective cadaver dissection education by analyzing education effect on paramedical students after cadaver dissection. By using questionnaires composed of 12 questions, we have surveyed 1,041 paramedical students who participate in cadaver dissection in 2013 and analysed the results. The paramedical students are the department of nursing sci-ence, operation treatment, physical therapy, alternative medicine, clinical pathology, emergency rescue and dental hygienics.
As a result, we have found that cadaver dissection makes students have more respect for human life and dignity, helps students learn anatomy and major. Furthermore, the degrees of satisfaction, interest, intention of afterward participation in cadaver dissection afterward are high. However, the degrees of intention of cadaver donations are low.
We need to develop cadaver dissection programme customized for each majors in order to helps students have more respect for human life and dignity, more professionalism, more effective cadaver dissection education.
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Table 1.
Sex distribution of investigated students
Table 2.
Recognition differences on dignity of human life before cadaver dissection
Section | No. | Mean | F | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Males | 181 | 4.13 | 8.76∗∗ |
Females | 855 | 3.94 | ||
Department | Paramedical except nursing science | 329 | 3.81 | 21.40∗∗ |
Nursing Science | 711 | 4.05 | ||
School system | A four-year-course college | 383 | 4.10 | 16.82∗∗ |
Except for a four-year-course college | 657 | 3.90 | ||
First-hand experience of having seen the dead | The student who has seen the dead at first hand | 426 | 4.00 | 0.66 |
The student who has not seen the dead at first hand | 613 | 3.96 | ||
Having an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years | The student who has an dead acquaintance e in the last 2 years | 352 | 4.00 | 0.91 |
The student who does not have an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years | 681 | 3.95 | ||
Total | Mean=3.97 |
Table 3.
Recognition differe ences on dignity of human life after cadaver dissection
Section | No. | Mean | F | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Males | 182 | 4.05 | 2.92 |
Females | 851 | 4.16 | ||
Department | Paramedical except nursing science | 328 | 4.10 | 0.77 |
Nursing Science | 709 | 4.15 | ||
School system | A four-year-course college | 382 | 4.23 | 9.23∗∗ |
Except for a four-year-course college | 655 | 4.08 | ||
First-hand experience of having seen the dead | The student who has seen the dead at first hand | 427 | 4.20 | 6.76∗∗ |
The student who has not seen the dead at first hand | 609 | 4.08 | ||
Having an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years | The student who has an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years | 349 | 4.15 | 0.29 |
The student who does not have an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years | 681 | 4.12 | ||
Total | Mean=4.13 |
Table 4.
Differences on feeling the necessity of a dead body for cadaver dissection
Section | No. | Mean | F | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Males | 182 | 4.29 | 4.30∗ |
Females | 854 | 4.16 | ||
Department | Paramedical except nursing science | 330 | 4.09 | 7.31∗∗ |
Nursing Science | 710 | 4.23 | ||
School system | A four-year-course college | 383 | 4.19 | 0.01 |
Except for a four-year-course college | 657 | 4.18 | ||
First-hand experience of having seen the dead | The student who has seen the dead at first hand | 427 | 4.19 | 0.04 |
The student who has not seen the dead at first hand | 612 | 4.18 | ||
Having an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years | The student who has an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years | 352 | 4.14 | 1.36 |
The student who does not have an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years | 681 | 4.20 | ||
Total | Mean=4.18 |
Table 5.
Differences on feeling the necessity of plastic models, pictures or etc for cadaver dissection
Table 6.
Differences on appropriateness of cadaver dissection hours
Section | No. | Mean | F | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Males | 182 | 4.29 | 4.89∗ |
Females | 855 | 4.15 | ||
Department | Paramedical except nursing science | 329 | 4.11 | 2.29 |
Nursing Science | 711 | 4.19 | ||
School system | A four-year-course college | 383 | 4.23 | 4.13∗ |
Except for a four-year-course college | 657 | 4.13 | ||
First-hand experience of having seen the dead | The student who has seen the dead at first hand | 427 | 4.18 | 0.10 |
The student who has not seen the dead at first hand | 612 | 4.16 | ||
Having an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years | The student who has an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years | 352 | 4.15 | 0.29 |
The student who does not have an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years | 681 | 4.18 | ||
Total | Mean=4.17 |
Table 7.
Education effect for understanding on human body structure
Table 8.
Education effect on major study by cadaver dissection
Section | No. | Mean | F | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Males | 182 | 4.38 | 0.48 |
Females | 854 | 4.42 | ||
Department | Paramedical | 330 | 4.27 | 22.82∗∗ |
Nursing Science | 710 | 4.47 | ||
School system | A four-year-course college | 383 | 4.49 | 10.59∗∗ |
Except for a four-year-course college | 657 | 4.36 | ||
First-hand experience of having seen the dead | The student who has seen the dead at first hand | 427 | 4.42 | 0.29 |
The student who has not seen the dead at first hand | 612 | 4.40 | ||
Having an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years | The student who has an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years | 352 | 4.41 | 0.02 |
The student who does not have an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years | 681 | 4.40 | ||
Total | Mean=4.41 |
Table 9.
Overall satisfaction on cadaver dissection
Section | No. | Mean | F | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Males | 182 | 4.53 | 0.78 |
Females | 849 | 4.49 | ||
Department | Paramedical | 326 | 4.45 | 2.10 |
Nursing Science | 708 | 4.51 | ||
School system | A four-year-course college | 383 | 4.55 | 5.07∗ |
Except for a four-year-course college | 651 | 4.46 | ||
First-hand experience of having seen the dead | The student who has seen the dead at first hand | 426 | 4.50 | 0.28 |
The student who has not seen the dead at first hand | 607 | 4.48 | ||
Having an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years | The student who has an dead acquaintance e in the last 2 years | 349 | 4.52 | 1.24 |
The student who does not have an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years | 678 | 4.48 | ||
Total | Mean=4.49 |
Table 10.
Degree of interest in anatomy
Section | No. | Mean | F | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Males | 181 | 4.31 | 0.11 |
Females | 855 | 4.33 | ||
Department | Paramedical | 329 | 4.26 | 3.78∗ |
Nursing Science | 711 | 4.36 | ||
School system | A four-year-course college | 383 | 4.44 | 13.34∗∗ |
Except for a four-year-course college | 657 | 4.26 | ||
First-hand experience of having seen the dead | The student who has seen the dead at first hand | 426 | 4.34 | 0.23 |
The student who has not seen the dead at first hand | 613 | 4.32 | ||
Having an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years | The student who has an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years | 351 | 4.39 | 3.76∗ |
The student who does not have an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years | 682 | 4.29 | ||
Total | Mean=4.33 |
Table 11.
An intention of afterward participation in cadaver dissection
Section | No. | Mean | F | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Males | 182 | 4.51 | 4.48∗ |
Females | 853 | 4.37 | ||
Department | Paramedical | 329 | 4.29 | 6.89∗∗ |
Nursing Science | 710 | 4.43 | ||
School system | A four-year-course college | 383 | 4.44 | 2.96 |
Except for a four-year-course college | 656 | 4.36 | ||
First-hand experience of having seen the dead | The student who has seen the dead at first hand | 427 | 4.41 | 0.50 |
The student who has not seen the dead at first hand | 611 | 4.37 | ||
Having an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years | The student who has an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years | 352 | 4.39 | 0.00 |
The student who does not have an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years | 680 | 4.39 | ||
Total | Mean=4.39 |
Table 12.
Differences on an intention of Cadaver donations for Cadaver dissection
Section | No. | Mean | F | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Males | 182 | 2.91 | 7.58∗∗ |
Females | 855 | 2.68 | ||
Department | Paramedical | 330 | 2.64 | 2.68 |
Nursing Science | 711 | 2.75 | ||
School system | A four-year-course college | 383 | 2.79 | 3.06 |
Except for a four-year-course college | 658 | 2.68 | ||
First-hand experience of having seen the dead | The student who has seen the dead at first hand | 427 | 2.77 | 1.72 |
The student who has not seen the dead at first hand | 613 | 2.68 | ||
Having an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years | The student who has an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years | 352 | 2.79 | 2.51 |
The student who does not have an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years | 682 | 2.68 | ||
Total | Mean=2.72 |