Universität zu Köln

Meyer, Annika ORCID: 0000-0002-8411-8799, Stosch, Christoph, Klatt, Andreas R. and Streichert, Thomas (2022). The impact of COVID-19 on medical students' practical skills and hygiene behavior regarding venipuncture: a case control study. BMC Med. Educ., 22 (1). LONDON: BMC. ISSN 1472-6920

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Abstract

Background Despite their importance to current and future patient care, medical students' hygiene behaviors and acquisition of practical skills have rarely been studied in previous observational study. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical student's hygiene and practical skills. Methods This case-control study assessed the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on hygiene behavior by contrasting the practical skills and hygiene adherence of 371 medical students post the pandemic associated lockdown in March 2020 with that of 355 medical students prior to the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. Students' skills were assessed using an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). Their skills were then compared based on their results in hygienic venipuncture and the total OSCE score. Results During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, medical students demonstrated an increased level of compliance regarding hand hygiene before (prior COVID-19: 83.7%; during COVID-19: 94.9%; p < 0.001) and after patient contact (prior COVID-19: 19.4%; during COVID-19: 57.2%; p = 0.000) as well as disinfecting the puncture site correctly (prior COVID-19: 83.4%; during COVID-19: 92.7%; p < 0.001). Prior to the pandemic, students were more proficient in practical skills, such as initial venipuncture (prior COVID-19: 47.6%; during COVID-19: 38%; p < 0.041), patient communication (prior COVID-19: 85.9%; during COVID-19: 74.1%; p < 0.001) and structuring their work process (prior COVID-19: 74.4%; during COVID-19: 67.4%; p < 0.024). Conclusion Overall, the COVID-19 pandemic sensitized medical students' attention and adherence to hygiene requirements, while simultaneously reducing the amount of practice opportunities, thus negatively affecting their practical skills. The latter development may have to be addressed by providing additional practice opportunities for students as soon as the pandemic situation allows.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Meyer, Annika UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-8411-8799 UNSPECIFIED Stosch, Christoph UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Klatt, Andreas R. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Streichert, Thomas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-660160
DOI:	10.1186/s12909-022-03601-6
Journal or Publication Title:	BMC Med. Educ.
Volume:	22
Number:	1
Date:	2022
Publisher:	BMC
Place of Publication:	LONDON
ISSN:	1472-6920
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language 2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; HAND HYGIENE; KNOWLEDGE; SARS-COV-2; AWARENESS Multiple languages Education & Educational Research; Education, Scientific Disciplines Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/66016