scholarly journals Medical Students’ Attitude Towards Robotic Surgery: A Cross-Sectional Survey

2022 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 238212052110664
Author(s):  
Intessar Sultan ◽  
Mohammed Fuad Bardi ◽  
Abdulrahman Mohammed Baatta ◽  
Saif Almaghrabi ◽  
Rehab Abdelfattah Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Robotic Surgery ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Residency Training Program ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Education Medical ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Robotic Surgeries

Introduction The robotic surgery and procedures are increasing worldwide. It is unknown whether medical students are well prepared for their future exposure to such technology. Objectives This study aimed to explore the knowledge and attitude of medical students from Saudi Arabia (SA) towards the robotic surgery. Methods We performed a cross-sectional survey of medical students at different colleges of medicine in SA. A web-based self-administered questionnaire using google forms was completed over a 2-month period starting on June 2021. Comparison between those with and without background about robotic surgery was performed. Results A total of 239 medical students from both governmental (46%) and private colleges (54%) responded to the questionnaire. 51.9% were interested in the surgical field and 37.7% considered themselves tech-savvy persons. Only (22.6%) had previous background about robotic surgery mainly from internet. Many (63.2%) showed positive attitude towards robotic surgery and expected that using robots will improve surgical outcomes. 48.5% of the students expected that patients in SA will not accept the robotic surgeries. Some (51.1%) concerned that robots could replace the surgeons and could make them less professional. Many believed that SA should invest and expand the robotic surgeries (69.1%). Students with background in robotic surgery had significantly younger median age (p < 0.030), earlier academic years (p < 0.001), higher GPA (p < 0.025), and more tech-savvy personality (p < 0.000) compared to those without background. Conclusion Most medical students are unaware of robotic surgery, but they have positive attitude with some concerns. Young students who consider themselves tech-savvy persons are in a better position, but they access their knowledge from internet rather than from their medical education. Medical curricula and residency training program should take these findings into consideration for preparing the future surgeons in SA.

scholarly journals Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Psychological Distress of Medical Students in Japan: Cross-sectional Survey Study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshito Nishimura ◽  
Kanako Ochi ◽  
Kazuki Tokumasu ◽  
Mikako Obika ◽  
Hideharu Hagiya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
State Of Emergency ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Subjective Mental Health

BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected medical education. However, little data are available about medical students’ distress during the pandemic. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to provide details on how medical students have been affected by the pandemic. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted. A total of 717 medical students participated in the web-based survey. The survey included questions about how the participants’ mental status had changed from before to after the Japanese nationwide state of emergency (SOE). RESULTS Out of 717 medical students, 473 (66.0%) participated in the study. In total, 29.8% (141/473) of the students reported concerns about the shift toward online education, mostly because they thought online education would be ineffective compared with in-person learning. The participants’ subjective mental health status significantly worsened after the SOE was lifted (<i>P</i>&lt;.001). Those who had concerns about a shift toward online education had higher odds of having generalized anxiety and being depressed (odds ratio [OR] 1.97, 95% CI 1.19-3.28) as did those who said they would request food aid (OR 1.99, 95% CI 1.16-3.44) and mental health care resources (OR 3.56, 95% CI 2.07-6.15). CONCLUSIONS Given our findings, the sudden shift to online education might have overwhelmed medical students. Thus, we recommend that educators inform learners that online learning is not inferior to in-person learning, which could attenuate potential depression and anxiety.

scholarly journals Knowledge and attitude of patients with diabetes in government hospitals in the Upper West Region of Ghana

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 3788
Author(s):  
Stephen Kpekura ◽  
Jerry P. K. Ninnoni ◽  
Samuel V. Nuvor
Keyword(s):  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
West Region ◽  
Government Hospitals ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Diabetes Patients

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic progressive metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycaemia mainly due to absolute or relative deficiency of insulin hormone. This study assessed the knowledge and attitude of clients with diabetes and its relationship with self-management practices in Government hospitals in the Upper West Region of Ghana.Methods: The research was a cross-sectional survey and adopted stratified sampling technique to select 201 respondents. Questionnaires were used for data collection with a reliability coefficient of 0.8. The data was analyzed using the SPSS version 21.Results: Knowledge on diabetes was high with the overall mean percentage of 72.8%. Diabetes patients had positive attitude with mean percentage of 84.4%. There was also significant relationship between knowledge of diabetes and self-management practices (p=0.0001) as well as attitude of diabetes patients and self-management practices (p=0.001).Conclusions: Diabetes patients in the Upper West Region have in-depth knowledge on the disease condition, self-management practices and positive attitude. These sign of awareness of the disease will very much assist in making the control of the condition easier in the area.

scholarly journals A CO-RELATION STUDY TO ASSESS PARENTAL KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE REGARDING THE IMPACT OF TELEVISION ON CHILDREN IN SELECTED AREA KANPUR, U.P

2020 ◽  
pp. 434-440
Author(s):  
Pratibha Srivastava
Keyword(s):  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Parental Knowledge ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Attitude Score ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
The Impact

Today's Children will be tomorrow's responsible citizen of the country. Entertainment is an essential part of life, by this we feel tension free, relaxed, energetic and having a positive attitude towards life. Games plays an important role for the all round development of the children's personality especially outdoor games but Now a days children are adopting habits of playing indoor games and also entertaining themselves by using various electronic devices as we know one of them is television. There are various programmes such as various kids’ channels, cartoon shows, video games etc. being watched by the children. Directly or indirectly these programs affect behaviour of the children in positive and negative ways. That’s why it is needed that parents should have a look for types of programmes seen by children, how long a child is watching a program, how it is affecting child habits/ behaviour etc. Later on, these negative impacts will create health issues/behaviour problems such as obesity, aggressive behaviour, lack of concentration etc. Child who watch television for 10 hours or more per week are less skilled at reading and are less successful in school as compared to children who watch television for less than 10 hours per week. The American academy of paediatrics makes the following recommendations regarding television viewing should not exceed one to two hours of quality programming daily and children younger than two years old should not watch television.1 That is why researchers took this topic to highlight the attitude and knowledge of parents about the impact of television on their Children's behaviour. A co-relational study conducted to assess parental knowledge and attitude regarding the impact of television on children in selected area at Kanpur (U.P). A descriptive cross-sectional survey approach was used, sample size was 100 parents selected by convenient sampling for this study. Self-structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge of parents, and attitude of parents was assessed by Likert scale. The study shows that among 100 parents 8% of them had poor knowledge, 36% average knowledge, 50% good knowledge, 6% very good knowledge about impact of television on children. The study shown the positive attitude 84%, negative attitude 16% on impact of television on children. The correlation value shows that positive correlation between knowledge and attitude score of parents. There was no significant association between knowledge score with their demographic variables and significant association seen between attitude score with types of family, educational status of parents, income of parents and number of children. There was no significant association between attitude score with age of parents and religion. KEYWORDS: Impact, Television, Attitude, Parental Knowledge,

A survey exploring research perception of homeopathic undergraduate students in West Bengal, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (46) ◽  
pp. 28-44
Author(s):  
Malay Mundle ◽  
Subhranil Saha ◽  
Munmun Koley ◽  
Jogendra Singh Arya ◽  
Gurudev Choubey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Independent Writing ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Background: Prioritizing undergraduate research is emphasized to develop critical analytical skills and thinking, independent writing, future clinical practice, enhanced employability, and improved research productivity. Despite far reaching consequences, research perception of homeopathic undergraduate students has barely been investigated to date. Poor participation of homeopathic undergraduates in research is reflected by a single MEDLINE indexed publication with adequate students’ contribution in the last decade. We aimed to assess their knowledge and attitude towards research and to identify barriers towards successful conduct of research. Methods: Institutional cross-sectional survey was carried out during August-September, 2013 in the four Government undergraduate homeopathic schools in West Bengal, India involving 902 participants. A semi-structured questionnaire was developed for the purpose depending on earlier studies on medical undergraduates. 364 completed responses were analyzed in the end. Results: Study sample mostly spanned 18-25 years of age group (94%), belonged to urban families (44.8%), with no gender differences (almost 1:1) and no physicians in family (73.1%). Maximum complete responses were obtained from 3rd year students (61.5%) and students of Calcutta Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital (51.2%). In spite of willingness to participate and keeping a positive attitude towards research, current involvement, training, knowledge and awareness remained quite unsatisfactory. Lack of infrastructure was identified as the chief barrier towards research. Conclusion: Undergraduates had a positive attitude towards homeopathic research, but need a realistic understanding of the research process. Opportunities for research skill development are underdeveloped.

scholarly journals Periodontal Health Awareness among IIUM Medical Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suhaila Muhammad Ali ◽  
Nurdayana Khairul Anuar ◽  
Nurul Najah Abu Bakar ◽  
Munirah Yaacob ◽  
Juzaily Husain
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Periodontal Disease ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Oral Diseases ◽  
Periodontal Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Gingival Enlargement ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Future Practice

Introductions: Proper knowledge of oral diseases is crucial in medical practice because periodontal disease is associated with multiple systemic conditions. A large number of systemic diseases and drugs have oral manifestations as well as adverse reactions. The aim of this study is to assess periodontal awareness, knowledge and attitude among medical students of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM).  Materials and method: This cross-sectional study utilized questionnaires which were distributed to fourth and final year medical students of IIUM Kuantan. Each participant’s consent was obtained before being recruited into the survey. Questions pertaining to oral health, periodontal disease and its relation with systemic conditions were given. Based on the answers, respondents’ awareness, knowledge and attitude were assessed.The data was analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. Results: A total of 93 students completed the survey questionnaires. 3% of them have awareness that periodontal disease is related to gingiva. 10% respondents agreed that the dental plaque is the primary cause of periodontal disease.80% respondents have knowledge of associations between periodontal disease and systemic conditions. 4% of them were able to identify drugs causing gingival enlargement. 97% of respondents showed positive attitude for referral to dentist in the future. Conclusions: The participants have superficial awareness and knowledge about periodontal disease and its relation to systemic conditions. However, they have positive attitude for future practice towards their patients. Hopefully, this research may provide direct suggestion to incorporate basic periodontal knowledge in their medical syllabus.

scholarly journals Knowledge and attitude towards post-partum insertion of intra uterine devices among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at a tertiary care teaching hospital

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 5088
Author(s):  
Himanshu Vyas ◽  
Deviga T. ◽  
Mamta .
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Background: Post-partum insertion of intra uterine devices (PPIUCD) increased the accessibility for women following childbirth. In India, the most women in the first year postpartum have an unmet need for family planning due to lack of information and fear of complications. The aim of the study is to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding postpartum insertion of intra uterine devices, among antenatal mothers.Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional survey design. The antenatal mothers, gestational age above 20weeks, registered at AIIMS Jodhpur were selected by purposive sampling technique. A total of 183 subjects were recruited for the data collection. A structured knowledge questionnaire and 5 point Likert scale was used to assess the knowledge and attitude among regarding PPIUCD respectively. Informed consent was taken from each participant prior to data collection and descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to analyze the data.Results: Majority (57.4%) of the subjects had fair knowledge, 24.6% had poor knowledge, only 18% with good knowledge and none of them had excellent in knowledge regarding PPIUCD. Majority (64.5%) had neutral attitude, 33.3% had positive attitude and 2.2% had negative attitude towards PPIUCD. A positive correlation found between the knowledge and attitude (r=0.509) regarding PPIUCD. Pregnant women’s education was found to be significantly associated with knowledge and attitude regarding PPIUCD.Conclusions: The findings underline that majority of the antenatal mothers having lack of knowledge and less positive attitude regarding PPIUCD. Hence there is a need to hence the comprehensive PPIUCD literacy and highly positive attitude among antenatal mothers in order to meet the family planning needs.

scholarly journals Risk Perception and Willingness to Work Among Doctors and Medical Students of Karachi, Pakistan During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol Volume 14 ◽  
pp. 3265-3273
Author(s):  
Momina Khalid ◽  
Hiba Khalid ◽  
Sameer Bhimani ◽  
Simran Bhimani ◽  
Sheharyar Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Web Based

scholarly journals ‘Attitude and knowledge among Medical Students Towards Collaboration of Dental and Medical Practice: A Cross Sectional Survey in Southern India’

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harshit Atul Kumar ◽  
David Kadakampally ◽  
Ashita Uppoor ◽  
B Unnikrishnan ◽  
Prasanna Mitra
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Standard Of Care ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Collaborative Practice ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Abstract Background: Enhancing oral health care services provided through inter-professional collaboration between medical and dental practitioner is important, and even essential. Purpose of this study is to assess the attitude and knowledge among medical students towards Medical-Dental collaborative practice.Methods: A cross sectional questionnaire survey was done on medical students of 3rd year, 4thyear and interns of medical colleges in coastal South India. 234 responses obtained and correlated with age, gender and year of study of participants. The questionnaire consisted of 11 questions with 5-point likert scale response to elicit their attitude and knowledge regarding medical-dental collaborative practice. Results: Most of the students agreed that oral health was an integral part of systemic health, but statistically significant (p<0.05) participants disagreed on attending compulsory rotation in dentistry, moreover participants did not agree to physician’s active role in motivating their patients for regular dental check-up. 82 % of the medical students are of opinion that dental check-up should be included in the health packages under health insurance. Statistically significant (p<0.05) difference seen among 3rd year & 4thyear students, interns and also it was seen that females have given better response towards medical-dental collaboration. Conclusion: Even though medical students showed fairly positive attitude and knowledge towards dentistry, the analysis within the study groups showed that knowledge and attitude regarding the collaborative practice worsened over the academic years among the medical students. To break the stereotypes, continuing education is very useful means to foster collaboration to improving resource efficiency and the standard of care.

scholarly journals Medical Students’ Attitude in Patient Safety: A Survey From a Tertiary Hospital in Thailand

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 22-33
Author(s):  
Watanyu Parapiboon ◽  
Piyaporn Sittitaworn ◽  
Sorarat Lermanuworat
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Patient Safety Culture ◽  
Attitude Score ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Grade Point

Background: Understand patient safety attitude in medical students is important and useful to improve teaching on patient safety at undergraduate level. Objective: To assess the attitude on patient safety in clinical year medical students. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 4th to 6th year medical students in Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital from August to September 2018. The 26-item Attitudes toward Patient Safety Questionnaire (APSQ) was sent via Google Forms to medical students for voluntary, anonymous answer. The 9 topics of patient safety culture were collected and analyzed. Results: There were 106 of 128 medical students responded to the questionnaire. In 9 topics of safety culture, the highest positive attitude in medical students was working hours as an error cause (76.1%). Meanwhile, the lowest positive attitude was professional incompetence as an error cause (26.9%). Neither academic year nor grade point average (GPA) of medical students was associated with positive attitude score. Half of medical students reported a positive attitude of the importance of patient safety in the curriculum. Conclusions: Medical students had positive attitude of patient safety. Perspective in systems thinking of patient safety should be emphasized in patient safety education of medical students.  

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