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摘要
Objective. The introduction of medical humanities (MH) in undergraduate medical education in Italy has been an issue of debate since the 90%26apos;s and few years later it was extended to other healthcare degrees. The aims of this Italian literature review, after considering the international scene, are: to evaluate the extent to which the interest in this subject has gradually developed throughout the country; which professional groups have contributed to the debate; to identify which theoretical constructs led to the introduction of MH in undergraduate medical education; to identify whether a clear and shared definition of MH exists in Italian literature; to verify what kinds of MH experiences have been accomplished in Italy. %26lt;br%26gt;Materials and methods. A comprehensive literature search was conducted, including electronic databases, bibliographies, manual sorting of articles in paper format, congress proceedings. %26lt;br%26gt;Results. The analysis of the chosen articles underlines that, however limited, Italian literature does not present a very different picture from the international scene. It emerges that teaching MH is believed to be an important feature in undergraduate education of healthcare professionals who intend to propose a bio-psychological-social approach to care, in spite of the difficulty to measure its short and long term effectiveness. The lack of a multidisciplinary, multi-professional approach is also evident. %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusion. Further research aiming to implement the quantity and quality of MH studies in the curricula of undergraduate healthcare education is desirable.
- 出版日期2013
