scholarly journals Physical Fitness with Regular Lifestyle Is Positively Related to Academic Performance among Chinese Medical and Dental Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Yujiao Hou ◽  
Guang Mei ◽  
Yutong Liu ◽  
Weisheng Xu
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Physical Test ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

Objective. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between physical fitness, lifestyle, and academic performance of Chinese college students and investigate the differences among medical and dental students on their lifestyle. Methods. This study was conducted with 316 students enrolled from 2012 to 2014 at Tongji University. Scores from the college physical test were used to represent the students’ physical fitness condition. Lifestyle was measured by some variables extracted from the students’ behavior data provided by the university’s information center. Academic performance was measured by the average score of basic courses and the average score of professional courses. Demographic information, including age, gender, nation, and family background, was also obtained. Separate multiple linear regression analysis was performed for modeling academic performance and physical fitness with a p value threshold of 0.05. Results. A total of 212 (45.97% females) medical students and 104 (58.65% females) dental students participated in this study. Physical fitness score (medical: r = 0.34, p<0.001; dental: r = 0.47, p<0.001), library visiting frequency (medical: r = 0.30, p<0.001; dental: r = 0.62, p<0.001), number of books borrowed (medical: r = 0.19, p<0.01; dental: r = 0.37, p<0.001), frequency of waking up early (medical: r = 0.29, p<0.001; dental: r = −0.30, p<0.01), and times of eating breakfast (medical: r = 0.49, p<0.001; dental: r = 0.47, p<0.001) were all significantly associated with academic performance. Library visiting frequency (medical: r = 0.26, p<0.001; dental: r = 0.41, p<0.001) and eating frequency (medical: r = 0.48, p<0.001; dental: r = 0.42, p<0.001) were also closely related with physical fitness. Conclusion. Physical fitness, library usage, and the regularity of lifestyle are significant contributors to academic performance among Chinese medical and dental students. Moreover, medical students are shown to have less rest time compared to dental students.

scholarly journals A study to assess factors affecting the performance of undergraduate medical students in academic examination in community medicine

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 1066 ◽  
Author(s):  
Venkatashiva Reddy B ◽  
Arti Gupta ◽  
Amit Kumar Singh
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Community Medicine ◽  
Smart Phones ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Mean

Background: Undergraduate medical education is facing many basic problems in India today. This study aimed to identify and analyze factors that affect the students’ academic performance in Community Medicine. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted at the Department of Community Medicine, VCSGGMS & RI, Uttarakhand, India among the third and sixth semester medical students from February to July 2016. The questionnaire was used to interview 182 students. The questionnaire covered demographic factors, physical fitness in terms of refractive error, use of technology in the form of smart phones and internet, stress level in the form of sleeping hours before examination, pattern of meals before examination and material used for study and others. The student was scaled based on an achievement marks percentile. Results: The research population included 182 students (85 male and 97 female). The mean age of the studied students was 21.62 ± 1.61 years. About 48.9% of the students were using spectacles. Over 90% of the students reported using smart phones, computer, and access to the internet. The mean hours of sleep day before the examination were 5.14± 1.94 hours. About three fourth of the students, reported consuming meals before the examination. Demographic factors, i.e. age and gender were significantly associated with students’ overall academic achievement in multiple linear regression analysis (p<0.05). Conclusions: Various factors determine the academic performance of students. To understand better about the factors that contribute in the academic performance of students there is need for a qualitative study.

Association of severity of depressive symptoms with sleep quality, social support and stress among Pakistani medical and dental students: A cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-220
Author(s):  
Ahmed Waqas ◽  
Aqsa Iftikhar ◽  
Zahra Malik ◽  
Kapil Kiran Aedma ◽  
Hafsa Meraj ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Severe Depression ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Poor Sleep Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

AbstractObjectivesThis study has been designed to elucidate the prevalence of stress, depression and poor sleep among medical students in a Pakistani medical school. There is a paucity of data on social support among medical students in Pakistan; an important predictor of depressive symptoms. Therefore, this study was also aimed to demonstrate the direct and indirect impact of social support in alleviating depressive symptoms in the study sample.MethodsThis observational cross-sectional study was conducted in Lahore, Pakistan, where a total of 400 students at a medical school were approached between 1st January to 31st March 2018 to participate in the study. The study sample comprised of medical and dental students enrolled at a privately financed Pakistani medical and dental school. The participants responded to a self-administered survey comprising of five parts: a) demographics, b) Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), c) Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), d) Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and e) Perceived Stress Scale-4 (PSS-4). All data were analysed using SPSS v. 20. Linear regression analysis was used to reveal the predictors of depression.ResultsIn total, 353 medical students participated, yielding a response rate of 88.25%. Overall, poor sleep quality was experienced by 205 (58.1%) students. Mild to severe depression was reported by 83% of the respondents: mild depression by 104 (29.5%), moderate depression by 104 (29.5%), moderately severe depression by 54 (15.3%) and severe depression by 31 (8.8%) respondents. Subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, daytime dysfunction and stress levels were significantly associated with depression symptoms. Social support was not significantly associated with depressive symptoms in the regression model (Beta = -0.08, P < 0.09); however, it acted as a significant mediator, reducing the strength of the relationship between depressive symptoms and sleep quality and stress.ConclusionsAccording to our study, a large proportion of healthcare (medical and dental) students were found to be suffering from mild to moderate depression and experienced poor sleep quality. It is concluded that social support is an important variable in predicting depressive symptomatology by ameliorating the effects of poor sleep quality and high stress levels.

scholarly journals Empathy and Personality Styles in Medical Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-87
Author(s):  
Yolanda Dávila Pontón ◽  
Alejandro Reyes Reyes ◽  
Aracelis Calzadilla Núñez ◽  
Víctor Patricio Díaz Narváez ◽  
Robert Utsman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Personality Styles ◽  
Empathy Scale ◽  
Mean Differences ◽  
Student’S T ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Student’S T Test

This study aimed to establish the relationship between empathy and personality styles in medical students, considering the differences by gender. The participants were 278 students of the medical career of the Universidad del Azuay, Ecuador. They were evaluated using the Jefferson empathy scale and the Millon Index of Personality Styles. Relationships between empathy and personality styles were examined using Pearson's correlation coefficient and hierarchical multiple linear regression analysis, for comparisons by gender and educational levels; with both Student's t test and analysis of variance used respectively. Results indicated that the factor structure of the empathy scale is invariant between men and women, noticing gender differences in care with compassion and total empathy, with women presenting a higher mean. Differences are observed by educational level, where the general empathy in the first three years grows progressively, and then slightly decrease. In conclusion,  female students present a mean score of total empathy greater than men, with differences of empathy according to educational level

Tomorrow’s doctors and dentists in Malaysia: empathic or indifferent?

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muneer Gohar Gohar Babar ◽  
Syed Shahzad Hasan ◽  
Lee Ping Lim ◽  
Phei June Lim ◽  
Nik Mohd Mazuan Nik Mohd Rosdy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dental Surgery ◽  
Empathy Score ◽  
Empathic Communication ◽  
Student Version ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

Objectives: This study compared the empathic behaviour of first year to final year dental and medical students in Malaysia and explored whether academic training of dental and medical students increases their subjective empathic tendencies. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among 1020 first year to final year (fifth-year) undergraduate medical and dental students using a validated, self-administered Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Care Provider Student Version (JSE-HPS) questionnaire. The data were collected from first year to final year (fifth-year) students enrolled in Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) degree programs at 2 government-funded universities and one private university. Results: Dental students had a significantly higher total mean empathy score than medical students (84.11 versus 81.96, p < 0.05). However, medical students had a narrow actual score range (59.35 - 133.35) than dental (22.05 - 133.35) students. Males (Medical: 82.57, Dental: 84.97) and students of Malay origin (Medical: 82.52, Dental: 85.11) were more empathic than females and students of other ethnic origins. The results also indicate that third-year medical students (mean: 82.95) and fourth-year dental students (mean: 86.36) were more empathic than students in other professional years.Conclusions: We recommend the use of some form of active training and assessment to assist in the development of empathy in medical and dental students. Medical and dental schools should place more emphasis on teaching empathic communication.

scholarly journals Physical Fitness and Performance in Talented & Untalented Young Chinese Soccer Players

Healthcare ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 98
Author(s):  
Alfredo Irurtia ◽  
Víctor M. Torres-Mestre ◽  
Álex Cebrián-Ponce ◽  
Marta Carrasco-Marginet ◽  
Albert Altarriba-Bartés ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Racial Differences ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Body Height ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Step Test ◽  
Competitive Performance ◽  
Youth Soccer ◽  
And Performance

Sports performance is a complex process that involves many factors, including ethnic and racial differences. China’s youth soccer is in a process of constant development, although information about the characteristics of its players and their methodological systems is scarce. The aim of this retrospective study was to characterize the physical fitness and the competitive performance of 722 Chinese players of three sports categories (8.0–9.9, 10.0–11.9 and 12.0–13.9 years), who were classified by their coaches as talented (n = 204) or untalented (n = 518). Players were assessed for anthropometry (body height, body mass, body mass index), lung capacity (Forced Vital Capacity), jumping performance (Squat Jump, Countermovement Jump and Abalakov tests), sprinting performance (10 m and 30 m Sprint tests), agility performance (Repeated Side-Step test) and flexibility (Sit & Reach test). A descriptive, comparative, correlational and multivariate analysis was performed. Competitive ranking was created in order to act as dependent variable in multiple linear regression analysis. Results indicate that Chinese players classified as talented have better motor performance than untalented ones. However, these differences are neither related nor determine the competitive performance of one group or the other.

scholarly journals Does the Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank score (ATAR) predict academic performance in a podiatry course?

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-87
Author(s):  
Stephanie Russell ◽  
George Murley ◽  
Matthew Oates ◽  
Xia Li ◽  
Anita Raspovic
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Academic Support ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Total N ◽  
Secondary Schooling ◽  
Rank Score ◽  
Academic Records ◽  
Second Year ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: Universities within Australia use the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) score to guide student selection into degrees. This process assumes that students with higher ATAR scores are more capable of the academic requirements of tertiary study. This study investigated whether ATAR predicted grades in individual subjects within a university podiatry course. To our knowledge, this research is novel within this discipline in Australia.Methods: The academic records of four intake cohorts into the podiatry program (2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; total n = 328) were retrospectively analysed. Whether student ATAR scores predicted grades achieved in each subject was examined using multiple linear regression analysis, with secondary schooling type, entry type, gender, socioeconomic status and year of course commencement considered as potential covariates.Results: Higher ATAR score was predictive of stronger academic performance in 21 of 29 podiatry subjects, although the strength of the relationship varied from weak to moderate across year level of subject and subject type. The strongest associations were in second year bioscience subjects for Microbiology (r = 0.54, 95% CI: 0.32–0.77), Normal and Pathological Movement (r = 0.52, 95% CI: 0.35–0.66) and Human Bioscience B (r = 0.50, 95% CI: 0.32–0.69). Three of the six clinical subjects (Podiatric Practice A, D and E) did not produce statistically significant associations. Conclusion: This study identified that ATAR score moderately predicted grades of biosciences subjects, however it did not predict grades in clinical subjects. Provision of academic support targeted at bioscience subjects may be useful to improve the performance of students with lower ATAR scores.  

scholarly journals Awareness of Undergraduate Dental and Medical Students Toward Oral Cancer

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement 2) ◽  
pp. 30s-30s
Author(s):  
A. Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Oral Cancer ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Oral Diseases ◽  
Cancer Statistics ◽  
Potentially Malignant ◽  
Health Institutions ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Common Malignancy ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

Background: Oral cancer is a common malignancy in Nepal and many other southeast Asian countries, which is predisposed by a variety of potentially malignant oral diseases. Considering the importance of knowledge of health professionals and their role in early diagnosis and reduction of cancer statistics. Aim: This study aims to evaluate the awareness of undergraduate dental and medical students toward oral cancer. Methods: The study involved undergraduate dental and medical students of BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. A self-administered questionnaire adapted from Carter and Ogden was distributed among undergraduate medical and dental students. Results: 143 dental and 311 medical students responded to the questionnaire. Significantly more dental (80.4%) than medical students (36.0%) were found to routinely examine the oral mucosa. Tobacco smoking and chewing were the most commonly recognized risk factors by both medical and dental students. Most of the students found ulcer as the most common change associated with oral cancer. Only 30 out of the total students felt very well informed about oral cancer. Conclusion: This study has demonstrated a lack of awareness in some aspects of oral cancer among medical and dental students which highlights the need to frame new teaching methodologies. Similar studies from other health institutions would provide an insight regarding the same and could be a base for formulating a uniform curriculum in the implementation of knowledge regarding oral cancer.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Servant Leadership dan Empowerment terhadap Organizational Citizenship Behaviour pada PT. Samaja Bali Villa

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 178-186
Author(s):  
A.A Ngurah Yoga Indra Pratama ◽  
I Wayan Sujana ◽  
Ni Nyoman Ari Novarini
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Individual Choice

Organizational Citizenship Behavior is a form of behavior which is an individual choice and initiative, not related to the formal reward system of the organization but in aggregate to increase organizational effectiveness. This behavior shows the added value of employees which is a form of prosocial behavior, namely social behavior that is positive, constructive and means helping. This research was conducted at PT. Samaja Bali Villa, with the research object Servant Leadership and Empowment on Organizational Citizenship Behavior. The population in this study were employees of PT. Samaja Bali Villa. The sample of this study was determined by the Simple Random Sampling method, so that the number of samples was 47 people. The data analysis technique used is multiple linear regression analysis. In addition, in this study, a classic assumption test was also carried out which included tests of normality, heteroscedasticity and multicollinearity. The test results show that Servant Leadership has a positive and significant effect on Organizational Citizenship Behavior at PT. Samaja Bali Villa. Empowerment has a positive and significant effect on Organizational Citizenship Behavior at PT. Samaja Bali. Based on the average score on the servant leadership variable where overall respondents have the least perception of the leadership statement items encouraging the achievement of progress and development for the company, it is better if the leadership of PT. Samaja Bali Villa is able to motivate and create a pleasant working atmosphere. So, it is hoped that it can foster employee responsibility at work in order to achieve maximum company goals. Based on the average score on the empowerment variable where overall respondents have the smallest perception of items that respect the abilities possessed by employees, the leadership of PT Samaja Bali Villa needs to give employees the right or authority to plan, control and make decisions on jobs that have become their responsibility, so that employees are able to become independent and show their best performance.

scholarly journals Knowledge of basic life support among Medical and Dental students: A comparative study

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-6
Author(s):  
AM Amrutha ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Life Saving ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

Basic life support (BLS) is the medical procedures and skills which are used to save the victim from life-threatening emergencies until medical care is provided at the hospital. BLS procedures include cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), bleeding control, artificial ventilation and basic airway management. Fatal medical emergencies may occur at any time. However, there are no set standards introduced in India to date. These life-saving maneuvers can be given through the structured resuscitation programs, which are lacking in the academic curriculum. The present study assessed the level of awareness toward basic life support (BLS) among medical and dental students. A cross-sectional study was carried out among dental and medical students in 2019. The study participants were people of the age group between 18-25 years. A convenient sample size of 250 was studied. A total of 250 subjects of age groups 18-25 years were analyzed in the study. The majority of students were not aware of BLS, with medical students fairing slightly better than dental students. The present study demonstrates poor knowledge among medical and dental students regarding BLS and showed the urgent need for continuous refreshing courses for this critical topic. Keywords: Knowledge; basic life support; medical students; dental students

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