Chinese Journal of Medical Education

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2024 , Vol. 44 >Issue 2: 109 - 112

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20230406-00362

Survey on the current situation and demand for the application of auscultation technology among clinical doctors in China

  • Wang Zihe ,
  • Liu Guoliang ,
  • Lu Qingjun ,
  • Zhang Yunjian ,
  • Mu Xinlin ,
  • Liu Qiangui ,
  • Shi Juhong
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  • 1Five-year Program of Clinical Medicine, Enrolled in 2019, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China;
    2Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China;
    3National Center for Telemedicine and Internet Medicine, Beijing 100029, China;
    4Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing 100035, China;
    5Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University People′s Hospital, Beijing 100007, China;
    6Department of Respiratory Medicine, Beijing Geriatric Hospital, Beijing 102488, China;
    7Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100005, China

Received date: 2023-04-06

  Online published: 2024-01-30

Supported by

National Key Research and Development Project Prevention and Treatment of Major Chronic Non Communicable Diseases (2016YFC1304602)

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Abstract

Objective To understand the current situation and training needs of auscultation technique among clinicians in China, and to inform future clinical auscultation technology education and training. Methods From February 1, 2021 to February 1, 2023, a total of 12 000 clinicians from 257 medical institutions in 30 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities across the country were enrolled in this study. A questionnaire survey was conducted to understand the current status of auscultation technology application and training needs, and descriptive statistics and chi square tests were used for statistical processing. Results Among the 12 000 doctors who participated in the survey, 8 951(74.6%) physicians used stethoscopes in outpatient settings, 8 473(70.6%) physicians frequently(>5 times a week) used stethoscopes, 10 780(89.8%) physicians commonly used the lungs as the site of auscultation, and 8 284(69.0%) physicians primarily learned auscultation techniques through clinical self-learning. In addition, 3 918(32.7%) physicians believed that they were proficient in auscultation techniques, 11 390(94.9%) physicians believed that stethoscopes were important, 10 888(90.7%) physicians believed that training in stethoscopes was necessary. Conclusions Clinicians often use auscultation techniques, but have a low self-evaluation of auscultation techniques and a high demand for training. It is recommended to widely carry out standardized auscultation training.

Key words： Auscultation; Questionnaire survey; Clinical doctor; Training needs; Stethoscope

Cite this article

Wang Zihe , Liu Guoliang , Lu Qingjun , Zhang Yunjian , Mu Xinlin , Liu Qiangui , Shi Juhong . Survey on the current situation and demand for the application of auscultation technology among clinical doctors in China[J]. Chinese Journal of Medical Education, 2024 , 44(2) : 109 -112 . DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20230406-00362

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