The impact of COVID-19 on medical students’ practical skills and hygiene behavior regarding venipuncture: a case control study

Annika Meyer; Christoph Stosch; Andreas R. Klatt; Thomas Streichert

doi:10.1186/s12909-022-03601-6

BMC Medical Education (Jul 2022)

The impact of COVID-19 on medical students’ practical skills and hygiene behavior regarding venipuncture: a case control study

Annika Meyer,
Christoph Stosch,
Andreas R. Klatt,
Thomas Streichert

Affiliations

Annika Meyer: Faculty of medicine and university hospital, department of clinical chemistry, University of Cologne
Christoph Stosch: Faculty of medicine and university hospital, Interprofessional Skills Lab and Simulation center (KISS), University of Cologne
Andreas R. Klatt: Faculty of medicine and university hospital, department of clinical chemistry, University of Cologne
Thomas Streichert: Faculty of medicine and university hospital, department of clinical chemistry, University of Cologne

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03601-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 22, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

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Highlights - The COVID-19 pandemic sensitizes medical students to hygienic aspects of venipuncture. - The hygiene compliance of medical students is proportional to the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. - During the COIVD-19 pandemic, medical students performed worse in non-hygienic tasks.

Published in BMC Medical Education

ISSN: 1472-6920 (Online)
Publisher: BMC
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Education: Special aspects of education; Medicine
Website: https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com

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