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Yoo, Song, Han, and Kim: The Effect of Education Program of Cadaver Dissection for the Paramedical Students
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Korean J Phys Anthropol 2014;27(3):145-154.

Published online: 20 March 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11637/kjpa.2014.27.3.145

The Effect of Education Program of Cadaver Dissection for the Paramedical Students

Hyo Hyun Yoo1, Chang Ho Song2, Eui-Hyeog Han2, Hyoung Tae Kim2,

1Department of Medical Education, Chonbuk National University Medical School

2Department of Anatomy, Chonbuk National University Medical School

Correspondence to: Hyoung Tae Kim (Department of Anatomy, Chonbuk National University Medical School) E-mail: htkim@jbnu.ac.kr

Received 24 June 2014       Revised 12 September 2014       Accepted 17 September 2014

Copyright © 2014 Korean Association of Physical Anthropologists

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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.

Keywords: Cadaver dissection, Paramedical, Education program

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Table 1.
Sex distribution of investigated students
  Sex
Males Females Total
Department of nursing science 104(14.6%) 607(85.4%) 711(100%)
The paramedical except for the department of nursing science Operation Treatment 6(16.2%) 31(83.8%) 37(100%)
Physical Therapy 12(35.3%) 22(64.7%) 34(100%)
Alternative Medicine 23(30.3%) 53(69.7%) 76(100%)
Clinical Pathology 5(9.8%) 46(90.2%) 51(100%)
Emergency Rescue 32(58.2%) 23(41.8%) 55(100%)
Dental Hygienics 0(0%) 73(100%) 73(100%)
Total 182(17.6%) 855(82.4%) 1,037(100%)
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

∗p⁄0.05

∗∗ p⁄0.01

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

∗p⁄0.05

∗∗ p⁄0.01

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

∗ p⁄0.05

∗∗ p⁄0.01

Table 5.
Differences on feeling the necessity of plastic models, pictures or etc for cadaver dissection
Section No. Mean F
Sex Males 182 2.24 2.87
Females 855 2.39
Department Paramedical except nursing science 330 2.45 3.20
Nursing Science 711 2.32
School system A four-year-course college 383 2.36 0.00
Except for a four-year-course college 658 2.36
First-hand experience of having seen the dead The student who has seen the dead at first hand 427 2.32 1.22
The student who has not seen the dead at first hand 613 2.39
Having an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years The student who has an dead acquaintance e in the last 2 years 352 2.41 1.19
The student who does not have an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years 682 2.33
Total Mean=2.36

∗p⁄0.05,∗∗p⁄0.01

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

∗p⁄0.05

∗∗p⁄0.01

Table 7.
Education effect for understanding on human body structure
Section No. Mean F
Sex Males 182 4.46 1.32
Females 853 4.51
Department Paramedical 329 4.46 1.86
Nursing Science 710 4.52
School system A four-year-course college 383 4.54 2.62
Except for a four-year-course college 656 4.48
First-hand experience of having seen the dead The student who has seen the dead at first hand 427 4.53 1.26
The student who has not seen the dead at first hand 611 4.48
Having an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years The student who has an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years 351 4.52 0.41
The student who does not have an dead acquaintance in the last 2 years 681 4.49
Total Mean=4.50

∗p⁄0.05

∗∗p⁄0.01

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

∗ p⁄0.05

∗∗ p⁄0.01

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

∗ p⁄0.05

∗∗ p⁄0.01

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

∗ p⁄0.05

∗∗ p⁄0.01

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

∗ p⁄0.05

∗∗ p⁄0.01

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

∗p⁄0.05

∗∗ p⁄0.01

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