بررسی رعایت اصول نگارش و میزان کاربرد نتایج پایان نامه های دانشجویان پزشکی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی زنجان در سال های 1386 تا 1390

Background and Objective: In medicine, one of the most common ways of research is students' theses. Writing a thesis based on a standard method is an important aspect of performing a research project. The aim of this study was to assess writing principles and application of results of medical students' theses in Zanjan University of Medical Sciences in 2007- 2011. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, all theses of medical students who defended between 2007 and 2011 were evaluated using a checklist which was designed according to writing principles. Data was analyzed using frequency tables, central measures and statistical tests such as ANOVA, independent T-test, and chi-square test via SPSS software. Results: Mean of overall score for theses was 80.16±5.93 with maximum and minimum score of 91.5 and 52 respectively. 134 (85.9%) of theses had a good quality of writing, 21(13.5%) were moderate and 1(0.6%) was unstructured. The highest quality of writing was related to “reference” section and the lowest was related to “discussion” section. The mean of overall score was statistically different between basic and clinical education groups (P=0.003). Results of 68.6% of students' theses had been used in practice and there was an association between application of results and paper publication (P=0.009). Conclusion: Results of this study indicated that a high proportion of medical students' theses had a good quality of writing and the highest quality of writing was related to “reference” section and the lowest was related to “discussion” section. Therefore, educational workshops on writing principles especially methods of writing “discussion” section of thesis and paper writing are recommended to be held for students.