Agnieszka Chrzan-Rodak, Jadwiga Bąk, Justyna Chałdaś-Majdańska, Michał Machul, Anna Obuchowska, Aleksandra Grzegorczyk, Magdalena Dziurka, Patrycja Ozdoba, Beata Dobrowolska
Health-Related Behaviours of Foreign Students Studying in Poland and Their Determinants: A Mixed-Methods Study
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background physicians encounter patients serious illness medical students recognize value hospice palliative medicine hpm desire knowledge skills area however preclinical clinical hpm content underrepresented within medical school curricula objectives conduct pilot study examining impact novel required hpm clinical experience preclinical medical dental students learning mixed methods evaluation student responses design students completed twopart electronic survey following halfday hpm mentored clinical shadowing experience hpmmcse included introductory session facultymentored shadowing experience debriefing session settingsubjects 163 firstyear students harvard medical school boston massachusetts usa 2022 measurements survey collected demographic information student responses closedended likertscale openended prompts data analyzed quantitatively using descriptive statistics qualitatively using constant comparative methodology results 127 medical dental students responded 78 response rate qualitative analysis yielded three overarching themes acquisition knowledge operational dimensions hpm acquisition knowledge psychosocial dimensions hpm personal impact including awareness discordance expectations lived experience hpm practice 109 students completed entire survey 67 indicated experience increased interest palliative care 98 reported increase understanding palliative care enhances patient care conclusions early clinical exposure hpm first year students stimulates multidimensional learning hpm evokes personal reflection serious illness care