Medical students’ cognitive and affective attitudes towards learning and using communication skills – a nationwide cross-sectional study

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 272-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tor Anvik ◽  
Hilde Grimstad ◽  
Anders Baerheim ◽  
Ole Bernt Fasmer ◽  
Tore Gude ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Affective Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes Towards Learning

scholarly journals Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Communication Skills Attitude Scale among medical students in Liaoning province, China: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. e020931 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Zhang ◽  
Gurong Jiang ◽  
Yihan Sun ◽  
Xia Zhao ◽  
Xiaosong Yu
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Liaoning Province ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

ObjectivesThe aims of this study were to develop the Chinese version of the Communication Skills Attitude Scale (CSAS-Ch) in order to test the psychometric properties of the modified instrument.DesignA cross-sectional study was conducted in September 2016 to evaluate the attitudes of Chinese medical students towards communication skills learning using CSAS at China Medical University.ParticipantsThe study recruited 510 fifth-year medical students by cluster sampling.MethodsCronbach’s α coefficients were calculated for the entire questionnaire and for the subscales to evaluate the internal consistency of the CSAS-Ch. In order to determine the structure underlying the CSAS, the scale was factor analysed using maximum likelihood extraction and the oblique rotation method.ResultsOf the 510 medical students, 492 (96.5%) completed the questionnaire. Cronbach’s α coefficient for the CSAS scale was 0.897. Exploratory factor analysis showed that the four-factor structure accounted for 59.8% of the variance and produced an acceptable fit to the data.ConclusionsThe modified CSAS-Ch can be used to evaluate attitudes towards communication skills. Further Future research for improving the teaching methods for communication skills should explore the relationship between medical students’ attitudes and the demographic characteristics.

scholarly journals Communication skills (verbal, listening, feedback) among Ardabil Azad university medical students and related factors

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Rahim Masoumi ◽  
Anahita Zakeri ◽  
Habib Ojaghi ◽  
Esmaeil Farzaneh
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Significant Relation ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Medical University

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> The aim of this study was to investigate the level of communication skills (verbal, listening, feedback) among Ardabil Azad university medical students and related factors.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> In this descriptive-cross sectional study, 150 medical university students selected randomly from September 2014 to September 2015. The necessary data collected by a standardized questionnaire named Interpersonal communication skills test containing 34 items having five points scale and its score ranged 34-170. Data were analyzed by descriptive and analytical statistical methods in SPSS.16.  </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> 71.3% of participants were female. The mean score of student’s communication skills (CS) level was 100.8±13.6 and in girls was 110.1±13.7 and in boys was 102.5±13.1 which hasn’t significant differences between two genders in CS scores. There wasn’t significant relation between CS in students with age, student’s grade, residence place, term and participated in the CS workshop.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Results showed that level of CS in students was in moderate level which doing interventional studies in future for raising their CS level is necessary. </p>

scholarly journals A commentary on “6th year medical students’ future specialty preferences: A cross-sectional study”

2021 ◽  
pp. 102612
Author(s):  
Sebastián Londoño-Cardona ◽  
Alejandra Meza-Vega ◽  
María Bernarda Quiroz-Martínez ◽  
Lina Silvana Arce ◽  
Ivan David Lozada-Martínez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on medical students in Jordanian universities: A multi-center cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
pp. 102466
Author(s):  
Naser AL-Husban ◽  
Aysha Alkhayat ◽  
Mariam Aljweesri ◽  
Reem Alharbi ◽  
Zahraa Aljazzaf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

A cross sectional study: The association between sleeping quality and stress among second and third medical students at the University of Jordan

2021 ◽  
pp. 009121742110112
Author(s):  
AA Toubasi ◽  
BR Khraisat ◽  
RB AbuAnzeh ◽  
HM Kalbouneh
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Regular Exercise ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Mean ◽  
University Of Jordan ◽  
The University

Objective Medicine is considered one if not the most stressful educational field. Thus, the aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of stress and poor sleeping quality among medical students and the association between them. Method This cross-sectional study was conducted at the University of Jordan on second- and third-year medical students. The questionnaire consisted of: 1) Demographics; 2) The assessment tools which were Pittsburgh Quality of Sleep Index (PSQI) and Kessler Psychological Distress Status (K10). Binary logistic regression, chi-square and linear regression were used to investigate the association between PSQI, K10, and their determinants. Results The mean for PSQI score was 6.76 ± 3.32. PSQI scores interpretation revealed that 61.7% of the 282 participants of this study were poor sleepers. Logistic regression results showed that only the category of not napping at all from the napping hours variable was significantly associated with sleeping quality. Furthermore, the mean of K10 scores was 24.5 ± 8.5. K10 scores revealed that 66.3% of the participants were stressed. Logistic regression results showed that gender and regular exercise were significantly associated with psychological distress. Additionally, chi-square test, logistic regression and linear regression showed that PSQI was significantly associated with K10 (P <0.01). Conclusions Stress and poor sleeping quality in medical students at the University of Jordan were highly prevalent and strongly associated. What determined PSQI was daytime napping, and for K10 were regular exercise and gender. Further investigations into stress and sleep quality in the Arabian region are needed.

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