Keywords
Podcast
Down syndrome
Medical students
Educational technology
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Abstract
Objetivo: Evaluar el impacto de un podcast educativo en el conocimiento de estudiantes de Medicina sobre el síndrome de Down. Métodos: Se trata de un estudio cuasiexperimental, del tipo antes y después, con enfoque cuantitativo, realizado con 100 estudiantes de Medicina, del 1.º al 8.º período, mayores de 18 años. Los participantes respondieron un cuestionario sociodemográfico y un instrumento de conocimiento compuesto por 20 preguntas objetivas sobre etiología, genética, manifestaciones clínicas, diagnóstico, pronóstico, manejo y aspectos sociales del síndrome de Down, antes y después de escuchar el episodio educativo. Los datos fueron analizados mediante estadística descriptiva y pruebas inferenciales, considerando un nivel de significancia del 5%. El estudio fue aprobado por un Comité de Ética en Investigación. Resultados: La media general de aciertos aumentó del 59,6% en la prueba previa al 82,3% en la prueba posterior, lo que representó una ganancia media de 22,7 puntos porcentuales. No se observaron diferencias estadísticamente significativas en la ganancia de conocimiento según grupo etario, ingreso familiar o tipo de vivienda. Conclusión: El podcast demostró potencial como tecnología educativa complementaria, accesible y aplicable a la formación médica sobre el síndrome de Down.
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