Literature and cinema as humanistic training among students and doctors in Mallorca

  • Antoni Payeras Cifre
    Grup d’Historia de la Salut de les Illes Balears. Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud (IUNICS). Facultat de Medicina. Universitat de les Illes Balears https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3591-1432 apayeras[at]hsll.es
  • Xavier Fosch Mur
    Grup d’Historia de la Salut de les Illes Balears. Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud (IUNICS). Facultat de Medicina. Universitat de les Illes Balears

Abstract

Objectives: To know the cinema and literature preferences of medical students and practicing doctors. Methods: Survey among students, medical residents (MR) and specialized physicians (SP) from two hospitals in Mallorca. Results: 217 students (73.3% women), 70 MR/Young SP  (71.4% women) and 40 senior SP (47.6% women). More than 90% reported their interest on cinema or reading. Differences were observed by type of movies or books between the groups. The classic formats were mostly selected: movie theater 57.9% vs. 70% vs. 71.4%; paper book 93.9% vs. 93.4% vs. 85.7%. A positive association was observed between age and increased consumption of cinema and literature. Conclusions: the results of this survey reveal age differences in the consumption of cinema and literature, although this comsumption seems more focused on evasion and entertainment.  
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Payeras Cifre, A., & Fosch Mur, X. (2022). Literature and cinema as humanistic training among students and doctors in Mallorca. Journal of Medicine and Movies, 18(2), 97–107. https://doi.org/10.14201/rmc.27116

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