COVID-19 PANDEMIC: ANATOMY STUDY AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS OWN BODY DONATION IN MEDICINE STUDENTS (2020-2021)

Susana N. Biasutto; Marcos A. Spinelli; Carlos M. Quinteros; M. Milena Viccini; Sofia G. Siemsen; Lucia Eandi; Melisa S. Gónzalez Abad; Matias A.  Perea; M. Angeles Teme; Gaston  Tarantino; Solange A. Spatzer; Juan P. Novillo; Lucia M. Navarro; Francisco Mondino; Nicolas Longoni; Emilia A. Llorens; Rocio B. Corzo; Milagros L. Begue; Florencia Basta; Luisina Cuadrado

doi:10.31051/1852.8023.v13.n3.35373

Authors

Susana N. Biasutto Chair of Normal Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1681-9411
Marcos A. Spinelli Cátedra de Anatomía Normal, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6779-7662
Carlos M. Quinteros Chair of Normal Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5375-7803
M. Milena Viccini Chair of Normal Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cordoba, Cordoba https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3144-4213
Sofia G. Siemsen Chair of Normal Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cordoba, Cordoba https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7428-5713
Lucia Eandi Chair of Normal Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cordoba, Cordoba https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2872-1953
Melisa S. Gónzalez Abad Chair of Normal Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cordoba, Cordoba https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6928-3203
Matias A. Perea Chair of Normal Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cordoba, Cordoba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7724-1115
M. Angeles Teme Chair of Normal Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cordoba, Cordoba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6725-9047
Gaston Tarantino Chair of Normal Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cordoba, Cordoba https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1822-6940
Solange A. Spatzer Chair of Normal Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cordoba, Cordoba https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2799-882X
Juan P. Novillo Chair of Normal Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cordoba, Cordoba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5911-8092
Lucia M. Navarro Chair of Normal Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cordoba, Cordoba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1606-9569
Francisco Mondino Chair of Normal Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cordoba, Cordoba https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1725-1108
Nicolas Longoni Chair of Normal Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cordoba, Cordoba https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4334-5968
Emilia A. Llorens Chair of Normal Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cordoba, Cordoba https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5666-5608
Rocio B. Corzo Chair of Normal Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cordoba, Cordoba https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6313-2017
Milagros L. Begue Chair of Normal Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cordoba, Cordoba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3189-5551
Florencia Basta Chair of Normal Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cordoba, Cordoba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1719-8936
Luisina Cuadrado Chair of Normal Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Cordoba, Cordoba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5106-6160

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31051/1852.8023.v13.n3.35373

Keywords:

Pandemic changes, cadaveric material importance, medical students, body donation willingness

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic affected all activities. In the university environment, the areas where practical activity is essential were very difficult to compensate for the training deficit. Within the basic subjects of Health Sciences, Anatomy students suffered from the impossibility of accessing cadaveric material, but also many other resources. The objective of this study was to assess the opinion of the students regarding the changes imposed by the pandemic and their attitude towards donating their own bodies. Material and Method: A voluntary survey was carried out to the students who attended in 2020 and 2021, with different levels of restrictions and information regarding donation. The questions referred to demographic data, importance that is assigned to the bodies for the learning of Anatomy, if they were student assistants in that period, if the pandemic affected their training, if they know that the body can be donated and that the Faculty has a program, if they would like to obtain more information, collaborate and / or donate their own body. The results showed great similarity, except that Group 2 had less knowledge of the possibility of donating and the existence of a program, without affecting the will to donate. Also the reasons for not donating were a bit more ambiguous in that group. In addition, some results were compared with similar groups from 2018, showing that the study groups valued cadaveric material less but had a more positive attitude towards donation.

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