scholarly journals Assessment of the attitude towards childbirth in health sciences students - development and validation of the questionnaire Cave-St

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernesto González-Mesa ◽  
Cristóbal Rengel-Díaz ◽  
Olga Riklikiene ◽  
Gilliam Thomson ◽  
Olga Cazorla-Granados ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Health Science Students ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Health Sciences Students ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Childbirth Experiences

AbstractThe purpose of this study is to report on the validation process of a questionnaire that explores health science students’ attitudes towards women’s childbirth experiences. This questionnaire can help inform education programs to enhance the quality of woman-professional interactions, and to improve women’s experiences of childbirth. A standardized procedure for the development and validation of the questionnaire included: item development and psychometric pre-validation, Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient calculation, test–retest and item-total correlation for the reliability analysis. Content validity was undertaken by Delphi method with sixteen panelists over two rounds. We determined the factor structure and refined and validated the questionnaire according to the responses of a cohort of 560 students using principal components factor analysis with varimax rotation. Confirmatory factor analysis was undertaken. A 52-items questionnaire CAVE-st: (acronym for cuestionario de actitudes sobre vivencias y experiencias en el parto) was developed and validated. The results of the factor analysis finally revealed four latent dimensions. The questionnaire CAVE-st is a valid and reliable tool to assess health science students’ attitude towards women’s childbirth experiences. Further work to translate and adapt the instrument in other cultures and languages will be undertaken.

scholarly journals The Students' Attitudes Towards Women'S Childbirth Experience - Development and Validation of a Questionnaire for Health Sciences Students (Cave-St)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristóbal Rengel-Díaz ◽  
Olga Riklikiene ◽  
Gillian Thomson ◽  
Olga Cazorla-Granados ◽  
Wilson Abreu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Childbirth Experience ◽  
Health Sciences Students ◽  
Adequate Test ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Development And Validation

Abstract BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to report on the validation process of the Spanish version of a questionnaire that explores health science students’ attitudes towards women’s childbirth experiences. This questionnaire could help inform education programs to enhance the quality of woman-professional interactions, and to improve women’s experiences of childbirth. METHODS: A standardised procedure for the development and validation of the questionnaire included: item development and psychometric pre-validation, Cronbach’s Alpha and split-half coefficients calculation, test–retest and item-total correlation for the reliability analysis. Content validity was undertaken by Delphi method with sixteen panelists over two rounds. We determined the factor structure and refined and validated the questionnaire according to the responses of a cohort of 160 students using principal components factor analysis with varimax rotation. RESULTS: A 52-items questionnaire CAVE-st: (acronym for cuestionario de actitudes sobre vivencias y experiencias en el parto) was developed and validated. The questionnaire had a high construct validity, with a Cronbach´s alpha > 0.92. The intraclass correlations (0.80) indicated adequate test–retest reliability. The results of the exploratory factor analysis revealed fourteen latent components that explained more than the 70% of the observed total variance.CONCLUSIONS: The Spanish version of the questionnaire CAVE-st has been developed and validated. Its psychometrics indicate that it is a valid and reliable tool to assess health sciences students’ attitude towards women´s childbirth experience. Further work to translate and adapt the instrument in other cultures and languages will be undertaken.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude, and Willingness Toward Kidney Donation Among Health Sciences Students at King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raghad Sharaan ◽  
Sara Alsulami ◽  
Raneem Arab ◽  
Ghida Alzeair ◽  
Nadia Elamin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Student Population ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Kidney Donation ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Continuous Increase ◽  
Health Science Students ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Health Sciences Students

Background: End-stage renal disease, as one of the most serious and major health problems, does not have many treatment options available. One of the best treatment modalities used to cure this debilitating disease is kidney transplantation. However, with the continuous increase in number of patients diagnosed with it, there is not enough supply of the organ. The aim of our study is to assess knowledge about, attitude toward, and willingness to donate kidney among health science students at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University in comparison to the general population in Jeddah and to investigate the factors that play a role on their willingness.Methods: This is an observational, analytical, cross-sectional study design conducted in 2019. Two target populations were included: King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences students and the general population in Jeddah. Data were collected via a self-administered, close-ended, structured, and previously validated questionnaire that contained 39 items divided into four sections. SPSS program version 22 was used in data analysis.Results: Out of 685 surveyed participants, 179 (26.1%) were willing to donate their kidney, with students showing a higher rate of willingness (N = 101; 32.3%) than the general population (N = 78; 21%). However, only 46 (6.7%) out of the total population hold an organ donor card. In bivariate analysis, it was found that knowledge significantly associated with a higher rate of willingness among the student population than the general population, while positive beliefs were associated with increased willingness in the general population than students. Positive attitude appeared to play a role in higher willingness among the general population and student population.Conclusion: There is a low perception of awareness regarding kidney donation in both populations of this study. The willingness rate of health science students at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University and the general population was low when compared with other studies conducted internationally.

Predictors of attitudes to e‐learning of Australian health care students

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Brown ◽  
Brett Williams ◽  
Shapour Jaberzadeh ◽  
Louis Roller ◽  
Claire Palermo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Computer Assisted Instruction ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Health Science Students ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Assisted Instruction

Computers and computer‐assisted instruction are being used with increasing frequency in the area of health science student education, yet students’ attitudes towards the use of e‐learning technology and computer‐assisted instruction have received limited attention to date. The purpose of this study was to investigate the significant predictors of health science students’ attitudes towards e‐learning and computer‐assisted instruction. All students enrolled in health science programmes (n=2885) at a large multi‐campus Australian university in 2006‐2007, were asked to complete a questionnaire. This included the Online Learning Environment Survey (OLES), the Computer Attitude Survey (CAS), and the Attitude Toward Computer‐Assisted Instruction Semantic Differential Scale (ATCAISDS). A multiple linear regression analysis was used to determine the significant predictors of health science students’ attitudes to e‐learning. The Attitude Toward Computers in General (CASg) and the Attitude Toward Computers in Education (CASe) subscales from the CAS were the dependent (criterion) variables for the regression analysis. A total of 822 usable questionnaires were returned, accounting for a 29.5 per cent response rate. Three significant predictors of CASg and five significant predictors of CASe were found. Respondents’ age and OLES Equity were found to be predictors on both CAS scales. Health science educators need to take the age of students and the extent to which students perceive that they are treated equally by a teacher/tutor/instructor (equity) into consideration when looking at determinants of students’ attitudes towards e‐learning and technology.

scholarly journals Health Science Students’ Perspective on Quality-of-Care-Relating Medical Professionalism

2021 ◽  
Vol Volume 14 ◽  
pp. 2229-2238
Author(s):  
Pham Duong Uyen Binh ◽  
Pham Le An ◽  
Nghia An Nguyen ◽  
Dan Van Nguyen ◽  
Giao Huynh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Medical Professionalism ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Health Science Students

scholarly journals Are learning style preferences of health science students predictive of their attitudes towards e-learning?

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Brown ◽  
Maryam Zoghi ◽  
Brett Williams ◽  
Shapour Jaberzadeh ◽  
Louis Roller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Health Science Students ◽  
Learning Style Preferences ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Style Preferences

<span>The objective for this study was to determine whether learning style preferences of health science students could predict their attitudes to e-learning. A survey comprising the </span><em>Index of Learning Styles</em><span> (ILS) and the </span><em>Online Learning Environment Survey</em><span> (OLES) was distributed to 2885 students enrolled in 10 different health science programs at an Australian university. A total of 822 useable surveys were returned generating a response rate of 29.3%. Using </span><em>SPSS</em><span>, a linear regression analysis was completed. On the ILS Active-Reflective dimension, 44% of health science students reported a preference as being active learners, 60% as sensing learners, and 64% as sequential learners. Students' attitudes toward e-learning using the OLES showed that their </span><em>preferred</em><span> scores for all 9 subscales were higher than their </span><em>actual</em><span> scores. The linear regression analysis results indicated that ILS learning styles accounted for a small percentage of the OLES </span><em>actual</em><span> and </span><em>preferred</em><span> subscales' variance. For the OLES </span><em>actual</em><span> subscales, the ILS Active-Reflective and Sensing-Intuitive learning style dimensions were the most frequent predictors of health science students' attitudes towards e-learning. For the OLES </span><em>preferred</em><span> subscales, ILS Active-Reflective and Sequential-Global learning style dimensions accounted for the most frequent source of variance. It appears that the learning styles of health science students (as measured by the ILS) can be used only to a limited extent as a predictor of students' attitudes towards e-learning. Nevertheless, educators should still consider student learning styles in the context of using technology for instructional purposes.</span>

scholarly journals Motivational Climate in the Classroom

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 324-335
Author(s):  
Daniel F. Gucciardi ◽  
Joseph Chen Weixian ◽  
William Gibson ◽  
Nikos Ntoumanis ◽  
Leo Ng
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Social Agents ◽  
Health Science Students ◽  
Supportive Behaviors ◽  
Development And Validation

Abstract. Adaptive motivation is central to positive functioning. Social agents such as teachers play a significant role in shaping the motivation of people with whom they interact by satisfying or thwarting their psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness. The development and validation of tools that assess the types of behaviors social agents adopt to satisfy these psychological needs are important agenda items for substantive and applied researchers. In this study, we examined factorial and convergent validity evidence of a need support scale adapted from the physical education context for use in tertiary settings with health science students. Factor analyses of responses from 290 health science students indicated that need-supportive behaviors are best captured by one latent factor, rather than the a priori 4-factor structure designed to capture needs for autonomy, relatedness, and competence. Regression analyses supported the convergent validity of the unidimensional structure, such that students who perceived higher levels of need-supportive behaviors from their tutor reported higher levels of behavioral engagement, and experiences of vitality and learning. Validation of a scale that assesses need-supportive behaviors within a health science context provides researchers with a tool to employ in future research that aims to investigate the antecedents and outcomes of such behaviors, as well as the effects of interventions designed to equip educators with the skills, motivation, and knowledge to employ successfully such behaviors.

scholarly journals TV medical dramas: health sciences students’ viewing habits and potential for teaching issues related to bioethics and professionalism

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Cambra-Badii ◽  
Elisabet Moyano ◽  
Irene Ortega ◽  
Josep-E Baños ◽  
Mariano Sentí
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Professional Behaviors ◽  
Good Doctor ◽  
Health Science Students ◽  
Medical Dramas ◽  
Health Sciences Students ◽  
Viewing Habits ◽  
Online Streaming

Abstract Background Medical dramas have been popular since their inception, especially among medical students. We hypothesized that the recent increase in the availability of TV medical series through online streaming platforms has probably changed health science students’ viewing habits as well as the representation of bioethical conflicts and health professionals. Methods We invited undergraduate students of medicine, nursing, and human biology to complete a self-administered questionnaire about their viewing habits and perceptions of the depictions of bioethical issues and professionalism in TV medical series. Results Of the 355 respondents, 98.6 % had watched TV in the last year, 93.5 % watched TV series, and 49.6 % watched medical dramas more than once a week. The most-viewed medical dramas were The Good Doctor, House MD, and Grey’s Anatomy. The most-remembered bioethical topics were medical errors, inappropriate professional behaviors, and death. Most students considered that ideals of professionalism were depicted positively and professionals were portrayed as intelligent, professionally qualified, and competent. Conclusions Medical dramas are very popular with health science students and are potentially useful as teaching tools for discussing issues related to bioethics and professionalism.

Development and validation of the questionnaire on EFL students’ perceptions of authorial stance in academic writing

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu Zhang ◽  
Lawrence Jun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Student Writers ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
English Academic Writing ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Writing Scores

Abstract Studies on academic writing of EFL students have found that they have been less successful in presenting an effective stance. It has been assumed that how they perceive authorial stance may influence their stance deployment. Yet few studies have been conducted to assess student writers’ perceptions of stance. To fill the gap, this research intends to develop and validate an instrument, the Perceptions of Authorial Stance Questionnaire (PASQ), for assessing EFL students’ perceptions of authorial stance and further exploring their relationships with stance deployment and the overall quality of English academic writing. Taking a dialogic perspective, we designed the research with two studies in it. In Study 1, exploratory factor analysis with 197 respondents and subsequent confirmatory factor analysis with another sample of 191 respondents produced results of a 17 item scale with two-factors: dialogic contraction and dialogic expansion. In Study 2, scores for the two subscales of the PASQ were examined in relation to the frequencies of various stance types and writing scores. Results show that scores for the two subscales of perceptions were positively correlated with the frequencies of different stance types. However, no significant relationship was detected between students’ perceptions and their writing scores. Possible reasons of the findings and their pedagogical implications are discussed.

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