Why do undergraduate medical students choose medical humanities? A cross-sectional study at an Italian University
Age, anxiety levels and academic performance seem to be inversely associated with the choice to take a medical humanities course. Considering the workload due to curricular activities when planning elective courses could increase student participation.
Authors
- Stefano Necozione (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2501-1665)
- Vincenza Cofini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1107-418X)
- Leila Fabiani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0597-1450)
- Silvio Romano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3520-4786)
- Laura Giusti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0813-1649)
- Alessandro Franceschini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9376-7453)
- Francesca Tusoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8155-1511)
- Annalisa Iagnemma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4904-5509)
- Vincenza Ferrara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6371-2038)
Institutions
- University of L'Aquila (IT)
- Italian Society of Physiotherapy (IT)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2024-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06293-2
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39