?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Medical+Students%E2%80%99+First+Male+Urogenital+Examination%3A+Investigating+the+Effects+of+Instruction+and+Gender+on+Anxiety&rft.creator=Howley+%2C+PhD%2C+Lisa+D.+Howley%2C+PhD&rft.creator=Dickerson%2C++PhD%2C+Karen&rft.subject=MEO+Peer+Reviewed&rft.description=Objectives%3A+To+investigate+the+effect+that+standardized+instruction+of+the+male+urogenital+examination+had+on+the+anxiety+levels+of+students+and+to+determine+what+influence%2C+if+any%2C+the+gender+of+the+student+had+on+this+experience.%0AMethods%3A+One+hundred+thirty+six+second+year+medical+students+were+asked+to+report+their+level+of+anxiety+before+and+after+participation+in+a+small+group+teaching+session+on+the+male+urogenital+examination.+We+gathered+both+qualitative+and+quantitative+information+to+better+understand+students%E2%80%99+anxiety+surrounding+this+instruction.%0AResults%3A+Students+had+significantly+lower+state-anxiety+scores+following+the+instruction+than+before+(F(1%2C+76)%3D102.353%2C+p%3D.000%2C+eta2%3D.574)+and+female+students+were+more+likely+to+have+greater+state-anxiety+than+male+students+(F%3D6.952%2C+p%3D.010%2C+eta2%3D.084).+Ninety-nine+percent+of+students+reported+that+the+teaching+associates+successfully+reduced+their+anxiety.+This+decrease+was+attributed+predominantly+to+the+personal+qualities+of+the+teaching+associates+and+to+the+format+of+the+instruction.%0AConclusions%3A+This+study+provides+both+quantitative+and+qualitative+evidence+that+the+use+of+male+teaching+associates+to+provide+standardized+instruction+on+the+urogenital+exam+is+effective+at+reducing+students%E2%80%99+anxiety%2C+particularly+with+regard+to+female+students.+Added+standardized+instruction+may+lead+to+increased+confidence%2C+skill%2C+and+future+compliance+with+intimate+physical+exam+screening+practices.&rft.date=2003-10&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3195%2F1%2Fres00066.pdf&rft.identifier=++Howley+%2C+PhD%2C+Lisa+D.+Howley%2C+PhD+and+Dickerson%2C+PhD%2C+Karen++(2003)+Medical+Students%E2%80%99+First+Male+Urogenital+Examination%3A+Investigating+the+Effects+of+Instruction+and+Gender+on+Anxiety.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3195%2F