Impacts of a gross anatomy laboratory course on medical students’ emotional reactions in Taiwan: the role of high-level emotions

Table 1 Literature review of physiological and psychological problems that students report in the dissection room

Symptom	Author (year)	Sample size (n)	Incidence (%)
An impulse to leave the laboratory	Bob et al. (2014) [2]	121	27.2
Daytime flashbacks	Sándor et al. (2015) [8]	733	23.7
Dizziness	Getachew (2014) [1]	206	24
	Bob et al. (2014) [2]	121	42.8
Fainting	Bob et al. (2014) [2]	121	28.2
Feeling sick	Bernhardt et al. (2012) [3]	94	33
Heart palpitations	Bataineh et al. (2006) [5]	145	30.3
Insomnia	Bob et al. (2014) [2]	121	20.7
Irritation of the eyes and throat	Saylam and Coskunol (2005) [6]	242	70.9
	Houwink et al. (2004) [7]	126	21.4
Loss of appetite	Getachew (2014) [1]	206	39
	Bob et al. (2014) [2]	121	26.4
Nausea	Getachew (2014) [1]	206	30
	Bob et al. (2014) [2]	121	53.7
	Dempster (2006) [4]	141	20.8
Often think about dissection	Sándor et al. (2015) [8]	733	33.4
Recall of a cadaver’s image	Bob et al. (2014) [2]	121	57
	Bataineh et al. (2006) [5]	145	30.9
Sweating	Getachew (2014) [1]	206	21
	Bob et al. (2014) [2]	121	23.1
Trembling	Bob et al. (2014) [2]	121	33.9

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