Satisfaction of Undergraduate Midwifery Students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences from Clinical Evaluation using LOGBOOK

Evaluation system has moved from methods evaluating the mere knowledge to those assessing capabilities and competencies. Log book is one of the common methods for evaluation of clinical skills in medical students which have been used in the clinical evaluation of midwifery students in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in recent years. So, this study aimed to determine the level of student satisfaction with this method, has been performed.
This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in 2016 and 94 students of midwifery who attended obstetrics (OB) and maternal and child health (MCH) internships, were selected and have been studied. Data were collected using "measurement of satisfaction" questionnaire that included 9 domains and used likert scale. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics tests (ANOVA, Independent T test …) in SPSS 18.0 software.
The mean of midwifery student's satisfaction from logbook was%47.3 ±16.9 in OB internships and% 52.8 ±15.2 in MCH internship. In MCH and OB internships, the highest satisfaction score was related to the domain of "being stressful" (%65.4 ±25.2) and (%54.3 ±27.7). In the both internships, satisfaction of last term students was more than other students. (P-value (0.05)
Use of Logbook in the clinical evaluation of OB and MCH internships for Midwifery students, along with relative dissatisfaction. So, revision and modification of the various aspects of Log book seems to be necessary until students are more satisfied.