scholarly journals Index of Undergraduate Students’ Attitude towards Scientific Research: A Study in Peru and Spain

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 416-427
Author(s):  
R. M. Hernández ◽  
M. A. Saavedra-López ◽  
X. M. Calle-Ramirez ◽  
A. Rodríguez-Fuentes
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
University Education ◽  
Statistical Validation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
General Index ◽  
Undergraduate University Students ◽  
Research Students

The aim of this research was to determine the attitude towards scientific research in undergraduate university students from Peru and Spain. The research was descriptive, comparative and cross-sectional. The sample consisted of 953 undergraduate students currently enrolled in universities in Spain (485) and Peru (468), and the information was collected through convenience sampling. The General Index of Attitude towards Research instrument was applied, which was adapted for the study. Its statistical validation was carried out and high reliability of the instrument was proved with a Cronbach's Alpha of 921. According to the questionnaire scores, a sociodemographic survey was also applied. Regarding the results, it was found that students from Peru have a high predisposition towards research (51.5%) compared to students from Spain (23.5%). Regarding knowledge about research, students in both countries recognize that scientific research is not adequately valued (60.6% in Spain and 54.3% in Peru); however, they would like to carry out educational scientific research (63.3% and 71.2, respectively). Regarding the evaluation of the quality of university education, undergraduate students from Spain perceive a better quality in their education (7.22 out of 10), quality of the program in which they are enrolled (7.31 out of 10), quality of fellow students (7.46 out of 10), and welfare and infrastructure services (7.30 out of 10). It is concluded that students from Peru show a better attitude towards research (M=28.98, DT=10.26) than students from Spain (M=22.61, DT=8.28).

scholarly journals Qualidade de vida de estudantes de graduação

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Lemes de Aquino ◽  
Douglas Ataniel Alves Xavier ◽  
Meirielen Danubia Marra ◽  
Nubia Fernandes Fernandes Teixeira ◽  
Lorena Silva Vargas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Academic Life ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
Student’S T ◽  
The University

RESUMO Objetivos: avaliar a qualidade de vida de acadêmicos regularmente ativos em uma universidade; verificar se existe associação entre qualidade de vida e sintomas depressivos. Método: trata-se de estudo quantitativo, tipo transversal, aplicar-se-ão três questionários estruturados, autoaplicáveis para mensurar o nível da qualidade de vida e índice de depressão entre acadêmicos. Far-se-á a análise estatística descritiva, empregar-se-á o teste Liliefors e usar-se-ão o teste t de Student. Apresentar-se-ão os resultados em forma de figuras. Resultados esperados: realizar-se-á a correlação entre a qualidade de vida dos estudantes dos cursos de graduação da universidade e a incidência de fatores depressivos com o início da vida acadêmica. Descritores: Depressão; Vida Acadêmica; Qualidade de Vida; Universidade; Estudantes; Educação Superior.ABSTRACT Objectives: to evaluate the quality of life of academically active students in a university; to verify if there is an association between quality of life and depressive symptoms. Method: this is a quantitative cross-sectional study. Three structured, self-administered questionnaires will be applied to measure the level of quality of life and depression index among academics. The descriptive statistical analysis will be done, the Liliefors test will be used and the Student's t-test will be used. The results will be presented in the form of figures. Expected results: the correlation between the quality of life of undergraduate students of the university and the incidence of depressive factors with the beginning of academic life will be realized. Descriptors: Depression; Academic life; Quality of Life; Universities; Students; Education, Higher.RESUMEN Objetivos: evaluar la calidad de vida de los académicos regularmente activos en una universidad; comprobar si existe asociación entre calidad de vida y síntomas depresivos. Método: se trata de estudio cuantitativo, tipo transversal, se aplicarán tres cuestionarios estructurados, autoaplicables para medir el nivel de la calidad de vida e índice de depresión entre académicos. Se hará el análisis estadístico descriptivo, se empleará la prueba Liliefors y se utilizarán la prueba t de Student. Se presentarán los resultados en forma de figuras. Resultados esperados: se realizará la correlación entre la calidad de vida de los estudiantes de los cursos de grado de la universidad y la incidencia de factores depresivos con el inicio de la vida académica. Descriptores: Depresión; Vida académica; Calidad de Vida; Universidades; Estudiantes; Educación Superior.

scholarly journals Assessing the Quality of Supervision Experiences in the Different Research Stages at Postgraduate Level

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tooba Saleem ◽  
Nasir Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Survey Design ◽  
Personal Communication ◽  
Supervisory Relationship ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Workload Management ◽  
Research Supervision ◽  
Research Students

<p><em>The nature of supervisory relationship is dynamic that changes over the course of candidacy. Subsequently, the supervision demands of supervisees also change to help them in performing certain tasks at specific research stages. In this context, this research is proposed to investigate the supervision experiences of supervisees in four different research stages (i.e. Stage 1: developing synopsis, Stage 2: collecting data, Stage 3: writing thesis and Stage 4: submitted thesis). In the light of six supervision aspects (i.e. Project management, Intellectual support, pertinent research skills, Inter-personal communication skills, Workload management and Supportive skills) the quality of supervision was assessed from supervisees’ perspective. Cross-sectional survey design was used to assess the supervision experiences of (N=422) supervisees in four distinct stages of research supervision. The data were collected from 12 public and private universities of the Punjab. For this study, a multi-sectioned, self-constructed Supervisor-Supervisee Relationship Questionnaire (Saleem, 2014) was used. The findings of the study highlighted the need to train the supervisors to manage their time not just in terms of teaching and supervision of research students, but also keeping the stages of their research in mind. By addressing the stage specific needs of supervisees the quality of supervision could be improved.</em></p><p><strong>Keywords</strong>: quality of supervision, research stages, supervision dynamics, supervision experiences</p>

scholarly journals Causal Relationships of Sexual Dysfunction Factors in Women Using S3C-Latent

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Yuan Sa'adati ◽  
Christantie Effendy ◽  
Ridho Rahmadi
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Causal Relationship ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Causal Mechanism ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Specification Search

Women with cancer are at risk for sexual dysfunction characterized by problems with sexual desire, sexual arousal, lubrication, orgasm, sexual satisfaction, and pain during sexual intercourse. The literature review shows that most studies have focused on correlation analysis between factors, and no studies have attempted to identify a causal relationship between factors of sexual dysfunction. This study aims to determine the causal mechanism between factors of sexual dysfunction in cancer patients using a causal algorithm called the Stablespec Specification Search for Cross-Sectional Data With Latent Variables (S3C-Latent). The causal algorithm has been implemented into the R software package called Stablespec. The computation of the model is done in parallel using the CPU server. The result of this study is that there are a causal relationship and association with a high-reliability score of sexual dysfunction factors. We hope that the causal model obtained can be a scientific reference for doctors and health workers in making decisions so that the quality of life of female cancer patients who experience sexual dysfunction can be improved.

scholarly journals Students’ Quality Learning Experience: Key to further studies in the same university

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
Mazni Saad ◽  
Rosita Husain ◽  
Wan Nurul Fatimah Wan Mohamad Nawi ◽  
Nafiza Mahyuddin
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Private University ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
The University ◽  
Sectional Analysis ◽  
Quality Learning

This study investigates the expected learning experience that determines their desire to further their studies at the same university. A cross sectional analysis was done on 190 undergraduate students in a public higher learning institution. Their opinions were sought regarding the present quality of services offered by the university. The students were very concerned about the quality of teaching, their lecturers and the facilities on offer, and more so the course fees structure, technology, and support systems. There is a need to look again at some of the major complaints addressed, which could guarantee the return of these students to its doorstep.Keywords: Satisfaction; learning experience; quality services; private university; Malaysia.ISSN: 2398-4287© 2017. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

scholarly journals TIME wound assessment tool: interobserver agreement

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazareno Ferreira Lopes Coutinho Júnior ◽  
Sandra Marina Gonçalves Bezerra ◽  
Nayra Ferreira Lima Castelo Branco ◽  
Marianne Rocha Duarte de Carvalho ◽  
Kerson Rocha Júnior ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Baccalaureate Nursing ◽  
Interobserver Agreement ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Wound Assessment ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Kappa Agreement

Objective: To verify interobserver agreement on wound evaluation using the TIME tool. Methods: Exploratory, nonexperimental study with cross-sectional design and quantitative approach. The population consisted of undergraduate students from the eighth, ninth and tenth periods of the baccalaureate nursing course, enrolled in the second semester of 2018. An expositive-dialogued class about the TIME tool was prepared and presented to the participants. The students were directed to the teaching hospital for socialization of clinical cases and individual evaluation of ten skin lesions with different clinical characteristics in the hospitalized patient, using the TIME tool. To identify the agreement between the students, when using the TIME tool, the Kappa agreement coefficient was used. Results: The number of undergraduates who were attending the ninth period of the course (80%), female (80%), and average age (23.2 years) prevailed. Considering the Kappa classification, there was excellence (K = 1.0) in interobserver agreement in all stages of the TIME tool. Conclusion: It is inferred that the TIME tool ensures agreement in the evaluation of wounds among nursing undergraduates who are attending the last course periods, and may contribute to improving the quality of nursing care.

scholarly journals Use of complementary and alternative therapies for the treatment of dysmenorrhea among undergraduate pharmacy students in Malaysia: a cross sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Usman Abubakar ◽  
Amni Izzati Zulkarnain ◽  
Fatihah Samri ◽  
Sabrina Ros Hisham ◽  
Anis Alias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Bed Rest ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Alternative Therapies ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Female Undergraduate ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Therapies

Abstract Background Dysmenorrhea is a common problem that affects female students’ quality of life and academic activities. Complementary and alternative therapies (CATs) are used for the treatment of dysmenorrhea. This study investigated the practices and perceptions of female undergraduate students with dysmenorrhea towards CATs. Methods This was a cross-sectional study conducted among undergraduate pharmacy students in a public university in Malaysia using a validated and pre-tested self-administered questionnaire. The study was conducted in November and December 2019. The data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistical tests. Results Of the 318 female undergraduate students invited, 219 completed the questionnaire (response rate: 68.9%) with 52% aged between 21 and 23 years. The prevalence of dysmenorrhea was 72.1%, and the prevalence of ever-use and current use of CATs was 70.3 and 54.4%, respectively. Bed rest (71.5%), hot compress/heating pad (47.5%) and massage (43.0%) were the most common CATs used by the respondents. The most common reasons for using CAT were to reduce the need for analgesics (61.4%), efficacy (37.3%) and recommendation by others (32.9%). About 23 and 9% of the respondents believed that CATs were equally “effective” and “more effective” than analgesics, respectively. Reducing the need for analgesics (AOR: 4.066, 95% CI: 2.136–7.739) and those who agreed that CATs are effective (AOR: 2.701, 95% CI: 1.337–5.457) were independently associated with the current use CATs for the treatment of menstrual pain. Conclusion The prevalence of ever-use and current use of CATs is high among female undergraduate pharmacy students. Bed rest and heat applications are the most common CATs used. Reducing the need for analgesics and efficacy are the factors associated with the current use of CATs. Students should be educated about the safe and effective use of CATs to reduce adverse effects and improve their quality of life.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY, QUALITY OF EDUCATION AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN STUDENTS UNDER DISTANT LEARNING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 41-45
Author(s):  
Larysa V. Zasiekina
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Academic Integrity ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Functional Difficulties ◽  
Distant Learning ◽  
Health Related

The study aims to examine quality of life aligned with functional difficulties among students under distant and blended learning during COVID-19 pandemic. The particular focus has been given to challenges related to academic integrity and quality of education at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The approval letter to recruit the participants through Students Union at Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University (LUVNU) was obtained from Ethical Committee at LUVNU. 554 students, females 67,4%, average age 20,93 (SD = 3,29), 74,0 % undergraduate students, 88,4 % students from humanities and social sciences were recruited. Academic Integrity Questionnaire (Schwartz, Tatum, & Hageman, 2013), and, COVID-related functional difficulties and stress associated with exposure to COVID-19 (Schiff, Zasiekina, Pat-Horenczyk, & Benbenishty, 2020) have been used. The study applied the cross sectional, between subjects design utilizing the independent variables of health-related difficulties, learning-related difficulties and loneliness-related difficulties aligned with forced social isolation during pandemic, and fear to be infected for multiple regression analysis. The results in this study indicate that that the main students’ concern is associated with health-related difficulties. The only one independent significant predictor of students’ fear to be infected is health-related difficulties, although all dependent variables taken together (health-related difficulties, learning-related difficulties and loneliness-related difficulties) are robust predictors of students’ fear to be infected. The most acceptable situations for students in terms of dishonest behaviour are situations of collaborating on lab report when instructed not to; submitting same paper for two classes; purchasing and downloading a paper from online sources. The next study, therefore, moves on to discuss the main instruments for developing academic integrity and quality of education under distant and blended learning at HEis.

scholarly journals Health indicators associated with poor sleep quality among university students

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 1085-1092 ◽  
Author(s):  
Márcio Flávio Moura de Araújo ◽  
Roberto Wagner Júnior Freire de Freitas ◽  
Adman Câmara Soares Lima ◽  
Dayse Christina Rodrigues Pereira ◽  
Maria Lúcia Zanetti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Clinical Laboratory ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Objective To associate the sleep quality of Brazilian undergraduate students with health indicators. Method A cross-sectional study was developed with a random sample of 662 undergraduate students from Fortaleza, Brazil. The demographic data, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and health data indicators (smoking, alcoholism, sedentary lifestyle, nutritional condition and serum cholesterol) were collected through a self-administered questionnaire. Blood was collected at a clinical laboratory. In order to estimate the size of the associations, a Poisson Regression was used. Results For students who are daily smokers, the occurrence of poor sleep was higher than in non-smokers (p<0.001). Prevalence rate values were nevertheless close to 1. Conclusion The likelihood of poor sleep is almost the same in smokers and in alcoholics.


Use of real patients in teaching ENT diseases to undergraduate students and its effects on patient satisfaction: cross-sectional survey

2015 ◽  
Vol 129 (7) ◽  
pp. 666-669 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Löfgren ◽  
S Alikoski ◽  
S Hannula ◽  
M Sorri ◽  
O-P Alho
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Undergraduate Teaching ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Real Patients

AbstractObjectives:To describe a method of using real patients in teaching ENT to undergraduates and to examine whether being a case patient affected patient satisfaction.Methods:In a cross-sectional study, 68 teaching-involved patients (case patients) with a suspected common ENT illness and 68 matched (in terms of age, sex and region of complaint) control patients evaluated the health service and their encounter with the physician. The students saw the case patients first independently and then saw the patient with the teacher physician. The controls were treated in a normal way.Results:Fifty-eight case patients (84 per cent) and 65 control patients (95 per cent) answered the questionnaire. The median duration of the visit was significantly longer for the case patients than the controls (115 vs 60 minutes). Almost all patients in both groups graded the overall quality of the health service, and the variables describing various aspects of the setting and the encounter with the physician, as either good or excellent.Conclusion:Patients who took part in the undergraduate teaching of ENT diseases were equally content with their primary visit as the control patients, even though their visit took a markedly longer time.

scholarly journals Association between job satisfaction and workers' quality of life in a public maternity hospital in the far north of Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 723-732
Author(s):  
Manuela Siraiama Marques-Duarte ◽  
Demilto Yamaguchi da Pureza
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Maternity Hospital ◽  
University Education ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Objectives: to correlate the levels of job satisfaction (JS) and quality of life (QOL) of public maternity workers. Methods: quantitative and correlational cross-sectional study. Sample composed of 199 state public servants, of both genders, of different age groups and professions, working at the Women's Hospital Mother Luzia (WHML), in Macapá (AP). Three questionnaires were used: Sociodemographic, Job Satisfaction S20/23 and WHOQOL-Brief. Statistical analysis was performed by Pearson correlation and analysis of variance, with statistical significance at 5%. Results: most of the sample consisted of women (84.2%), aged between 30 and 39 years (40.7%), with a partner (64.3%), practicing physical activity (50.8%). With university education, (61.8%), income up to four minimum wages (53.3%), worked in two or more jobs (53.7%); and weekly workload of up to 30 hours (79.4%). They reported job dissatisfaction (75.4%). The average overall QOL was 65.62 (± 12.45). JS was associated with QOL (p<0.001) and number of jobs (p = 0.019). QOL was associated with male gender (p= 0.022), income (p= 0.004), ST (p <0.001), physical activity (p= 0.067) and workload (p= 0.011). The correlations between JS and QOL were all significant. Conclusions: the quality of life of WHML workers was directly and progressively associated with job satisfaction, which meant that higher levels of job satisfaction favored the quality of life.

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