scholarly journals Assessment of medical courses in Brazil using student-completed questionnaires. Is it reliable?

2000 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Aurélio Monteiro Peluso ◽  
Hermano Tavares ◽  
Gilberto D'Elia
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Clinical Psychiatry ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Recent Past ◽  
Continuous Assessment ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Chi Square Test

INTRODUCTION: Debates about the quality of medical education have become more evident in the recent past, and as a result several different assessment methods have been refined for that purpose. The use of questionnaires filled out by medical students to assess the quality of lectures is one of the most common methods employed in our milieu. However, the reliability of this investigation method has not yet been systematically tested. The authors present the reliability of a specific form applied to the fourth grade medical students during the clinical psychiatry course. METHOD: Eighty-one fourth grade medical students were instructed to complete a form immediately after each clinical psychiatry lecture. Thirty-four students (42%) failed to turn in the forms after the final lecture. These students were given an identical form to assess the lectures in a retrospective fashion. The grades given by both groups of students for each performed lecture and the number of students who have graded an unperformed lecture were compared. Statistical significance for both groups was determined by means of the chi-square test (p< 0.05). RESULTS: Eighteen out of the 34 students who filled out the forms retrospectively (53%) rated the unperformed lecture, whereas only 5 out of the 47 students who filled out the forms during the course (11%) did so. This is statistically significant (p< 0.05). There was no statistical difference for the grades given to the lectures that were actually performed. DISCUSSION: The authors concluded the low reliability rate of the retrospective evaluation warrant a continuous assessment method during the course.

scholarly journals Factors associated to the sleep quality of medical students

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Solange Campos Vicentini ◽  
Eliane Dantas Rocha ◽  
Andrea Dos Santos Garcia ◽  
André Luis Do Nascimento Ferreira ◽  
Hugo Macedo Ramos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Qualitative Variables ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Improve Sleep Quality

Objective. To identify the factors associated with the sleep quality of medical students through the subjective indices of Pittsburg and Epworth. Method. It is an observational and analytical study, a sample consisting of 131 students who completed the form, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index questionnaire (PSQI), and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). Chi-square test to analyze possible associations between sleep quality and qualitative variables. Results. It found that 60.31% (ESS) of the participants presented daytime sleepiness disorders and 73.28% (PSQI) poor quality disorders. Conclusions. The results demonstrated the need to carry out an educational program among students to improve sleep quality and prevent health issues.

scholarly journals Qualidade de vida entre os servidores aposentados por invalidez: estudo epidemiológico

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 487
Author(s):  
Aline Aparecida Oliveira ◽  
Júlia Trevisan Martins
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Early Retirement ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Public University ◽  
Public Employees ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Public Workers

Aim:  to  analyze  the  quality  of  life  and  factors  associated  with  it among  disabled  retired  public  workers  of  a  public  university.  Method:  this  is  an epidemiological study, featuring an observation-analysis, and a transversal, quantitative approach. The sample is composed of 59 disabled public employees who retired between 2000  and  2014.  The  data  was  collected  through  a  questionnaire  of  socio-demographic characteristics and the SF-36v2 form in order to evaluate the retirees’ quality of life. F or the   quantitative   variables,   the   evaluations   of   absolute   and   relative   frequencies, measurements of central trends, and variability were observed. The Mann-Whitney test, Chi-square test, and Wilcoxon W test were used due to the asymmetrical distribution of the  variables  found.  The  level  of  statistical  significance  was determined  to  be  p<0.05.  Expected Results: this study will provide support to personnel management in order to implement policies for the promotion of health, illnesses prevention, and the reduction of injuries; as a result, a decrease in the rate of early retirement, higher productivity in the labor  market,  an  improvement  in  self-esteem,  and  the  decline  in  retirement  fund expenses are expected.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Associated with Antibiotic Use among University Students: A Survey in Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (20) ◽  
pp. 3996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Poonam Shah ◽  
Rajeev Shrestha ◽  
Zongfu Mao ◽  
Yilin Chen ◽  
Yan Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Media Campaigns ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

The purpose of this study was to conduct a preliminary study to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) associated with antibiotic use among medical students (MS) and non-medical students (NMS) at Kathmandu University, Nepal. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 1223 students for a cross-sectional study. In total, 1222 questionnaires collected from 609 MS and 613 NMS were regarded as effective. A t-test and Chi-square test were applied to analyze the data. A total of 25 out of 39 questions in the KAP survey were found to have statistical significance. The MS showed higher levels of knowledge/attitude/practice associated with antibiotic use than the NMS. Significant gaps were found in and between the MS and NMS in the first and final years of study. Interventions, such as lectures, courses, workshops, and seminars on antibiotic use, along with internet and media campaigns, etc., are needed to improve the awareness and change the behavior of both the MS and the NMS of universities with regards to the rational use of antibiotics.

Ansiedade Versus Alterações do Padrão de Sono-Vigília em Estudantes de Medicina

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 232
Author(s):  
Luciana Paes de Andrade ◽  
Alessandra Penteado de Souza ◽  
Ana Fávia Penteado Souza ◽  
Gabriela Tomasi Batiston ◽  
Giovanni Pereira Camacho Roque ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Stress Studies ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul ◽  
De Medicina ◽  
Epworth Scale

O Curso de Medicina está associado com níveis elevados de ansiedade e de qualidade do sono ruim, refletindo nos profissionais da área daSaúde, que ocupam o terceiro lugar da classificação com maior intensidade de estresse. Estudos relatam que estudantes de medicina dormem menos durante a semana, e por consequência, há diminuição no desempenho acadêmico. Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a qualidade do sono e sonolência/insônia relacionadas com a ansiedade entre os estudantes de Medicina das Universidades Anhanguera Uniderp e Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, em Campo Grande/MS, em 2016. Após a aprovação do CEP, iniciou-se a coleta de dados através de questionários, entre maio a junho de 2016. Foram avaliados 558 alunos da Uniderp e da UFMS do 1º ao 4º ano e se evidenciou que entre os alunos da Uniderp, cursando o quarto período, de acordo com as escalas de Hamilton (Ansiedade) e Epworth (Sonolência), foi significantemente menor do que os alunos que cursavam o primeiro período (teste do qui-quadrado, escala de Hamilton (Ansiedade): p=0,025; escala Epworth (Sonolência): p=0,019, com correção de Bonferroni, p<0,05). O mesmo não foi observado entre os alunos da UFMS (p=0,444 e p=0,392, respectivamente). Em relação ao percentual de alunos com alteração na escala de Pittsburgh (Sonolência), não ocorreu significativamente diferença entre os períodos, em ambas as IES (UFMS: p=0,948; Uniderp, p=0,705). Concluiu-se que, preponderantemente, os acadêmicos das duas instituições apresentam alterações tanto de sono quanto de ansiedade e sonolência excessiva diurna, devendo haver um olhar mais atento a estes quesitos. Palavras-chave: Qualidade de Sono. Sonolência. Aprendizado Baseado em Problemas.AbstractThe Medical school is associated with high levels of anxiety and poor sleeping quality, reflecting in the health professionals’ health, whooccupy the third place of the classification with greater intensity of stress. Studies reported that medical students sleep less during the week, and consequently decreases their academic performance. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of sleeping and anxiety related to sleepiness/insomnia among medical students of Uniderp and the Federal of Mato Grosso do Sul Universities, in Campo Grande-MS, in 2016. The data collection was started through questionnaires between May and June of 2016. The study evaluated a total of 558 students from theboth universities from the 1st to the 4th period. It was evidenced that among the Uniderp students, those in the fourth period obtained resultsof the Hamilton (Anxiety) and Epworth (Sleepiness) scales significantly lower than the students who attended the first period (chi-square test,Hamilton’s scale (Anxiety): p = 0.025; Epworth scale (Sleepiness): p = 0.019, with Bonferroni correction, p <0.05). The same was not observedamong UFMS students (p = 0.444 and p = 0.392, respectively). In relation to the percentage of students with changes in the Pittsburgh scale (Sleepiness), there was no significant difference between the periods in both universities (UFMS: p = 0.948; Uniderp: p = 0.705). It was concluded that the academics of both institutions present alterations in sleeping , anxiety and excessive daytime sleepiness, and there should be a closer look at these questions.Keywords: Sleeping Quality. Somnolence. Problem-Based Learning.

scholarly journals The perspective of medical staff on improving the integrated communication process – A pilot study

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 578-586
Author(s):  
Mirela Morcov ◽  
◽  
◽  
Iuliana-Raluca Gheorghe ◽  
Maria Veronica Morcov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Therapists ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Working Relationships ◽  
Medical Team ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Communication Difficulties ◽  
Chi Square Test

The quality of working relationships among medical team members is influenced by communication, which has a significant impact on patient safety. Our study took place at the Dr. Nicolae Robanescu National Neurorehabilitation Center for Children, Bucharest, between October and December 2019 and included 44 participants that were grouped into three categories: physicians, physical therapists, and nurses (32 women and 12 men), aged between 23 and 53, all of whom were employed in the same unit. A total of 5 questions were used to select data on communication difficulties. The chi-square test used for statistical analysis revealed no significant differences between the professional categories participating in the research (p>0.05). We suggest increasing the group size in a future study to increase the statistical significance.

scholarly journals Quality of life in patients with epilepsy in India

2011 ◽  
Vol 02 (01) ◽  
pp. 033-038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pushparaja H Shetty ◽  
K Punith ◽  
Ravishankar K Naik ◽  
AO Saroja
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Partial Seizures ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Medication Effects ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Patients With Epilepsy

ABSTRACT Background: People with epilepsy have impairment in their quality of life (QOL) due to effect of epilepsy on various aspects of their life and the medication effects. Systematic studies on QOL in epilepsy from developing countries are sparse. Objectives: To assess the QOL in people with epilepsy and to evaluate various factors affecting the QOL in them. Materials and Methods: People with generalized and partial epilepsy on medication aged more than 18 years were included in the study. The QOL was assessed with QOLIE-89 instrument. Statistical significance was evaluated by the use of Chi-square test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Results: Sixty people with epilepsy were studied among whom the older patients had lower overall QOL scores compared to younger patients. Female patients had lower scores compared to males. Married people had lower quality of health score. Patients with simple partial seizures had lowest overall QOL mean score. There was reduction in the overall QOLIE scores with increasing duration of the epilepsy. Patients who had their last seizure within 10 months prior to evaluation had lower mean overall scores. Conclusion: QOL was impaired in people with epilepsy with increased impairment in women, older patients, simple partial seizures, and those with recent seizure.

scholarly journals The Impact of Religious Practices on Depression and Anxiety Among Moroccan Cancer Patients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elkhalloufi Fahd ◽  
Saber boutayeb ◽  
Youssef Lamrani Alaoui ◽  
Mounia Eljaouhari ◽  
Hassan Errihani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Religious Practices ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Predictors Of Depression

Abstract Background: Many researchers have associated between religiosity with a lower level in depression and anxiety among patients with chronic diseases and especially in cancer patients.The aim of this study is to examine the association between spirituality and depression among Moroccan cancer patients. Another aim resides in to examining the association between spirituality and anxiety among Moroccan cancer patients.Methods: 1054 cases were included. Cancer profile, socio demographic and spiritual characteristics were considered. The data were firstly analyzed using the validated HADS scale arabic version. The statistical significance was tested using Chi-square test. The Odds ratios were also computed for the likelihood of being in depression and/or anxiety.Results: The results obtained revealed that the performance of religious practices such as reading Quran, doing Roquia , and the consideration of cancer as a divine test are factors that significantly decrease the risk of having depression and/or anxiety. However women wearing the “hijab” have three times higher chances of having anxiety compared to other women that do not wear the “hijab”. Patients considering cancer as a divine punishment have significantly higher odds of having anxiety and/or depression. Regarding charity, pilgrimage, visit of “marabouts”, use of medicinal plants and fasting are found to be insignificant predictors of depression and anxiety.Conclusions: The current evidence indicates that religiosity is important to patients facing cancer. Religiosity is not just protective in nature, but it can also be therapeutic. Praying, reading or listening to the Quran, as well as considering cancer as a divine test have been shown to reduce the level of depression and anxiety . In conclusion, the spiritual aspect plays an important role in the quality of life of cancer patients.

Use of SAMe-TT₂R₂ Score to Predict the Quality of Anticoagulation Control in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Receiving Warfarin in Thailand

2020 ◽  
Vol 103 (6) ◽  
pp. 548-552
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Therapeutic Range ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Discrimination Performance ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Time In Therapeutic Range ◽  
Anticoagulation Control

Objective: To predict the quality of anticoagulation control in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) receiving warfarin in Thailand. Materials and Methods: The present study retrospectively recruited Thai AF patients receiving warfarin for three months or longer between June 2012 and December 2017 in Central Chest Institute of Thailand. The patients were classified into those with SAMe-TT₂R₂ of 2 or less, and 3 or more. The Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test was used to compare the proportion of the patients with poor time in therapeutic range (TTR) between the two groups of SAMe-TT₂R₂ score. The discrimination performance of SAMe-TT₂R₂ score was demonstrated with c-statistics. Results: Ninety AF patients were enrolled. An average age was 69.89±10.04 years. Most patients were persistent AF. An average CHA₂DS₂-VASc, SAMe-TT₂R₂, and HAS-BLED score were 3.68±1.51, 3.26±0.88, and 1.98±0.85, respectively. The present study showed the increased proportion of AF patients with poor TTR with higher SAMe-TT₂R₂ score. The AF patients with SAMe-TT₂R₂ score of 3 or more had a larger proportion of patients with poor TTR than those with SAMe-TT₂R₂ score of 2 or less with statistical significance when TTR was below 70% (p=0.03) and 65% (p=0.04), respectively. The discrimination performance of SAMe-TT₂R₂ score was demonstrated with c-statistics of 0.60, 0.59, and 0.55 when TTR was below 70%, 65% and 60%, respectively. Conclusion: Thai AF patients receiving warfarin had a larger proportion of patients with poor TTR when the SAMe-TT₂R₂ score was higher. The score of 3 or more could predict poor quality of anticoagulation control in those patients. Keywords: Time in therapeutic range, Poor quality of anticoagulation control, Warfarin, SAMe-TT₂R₂, Labile INR

Perceptions of Final Year Medical Students about Family Medicine as A Career Choice in Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dur-e- Nishat
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Family Medicine ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Chi Square Test

Background: Family medicine is a field in which complete and detailed set of healthcare services are provided to the patients and their families. In developed countries, freshly graduated students choose family medicine as a priority for their career. However, in Pakistan it is not the case. The present study is undertaken to determine the perceptions of final year medical students’ about Family Medicine as a viable career. Methods: A total number of 504 students participated in the study. This was a cross-sectional study. The study participants were in their final year of medical college. Data was collected using a preapproved questionnaire. Data was entered and analyzed via SPSS version 17 and Chi-Square test was used post-stratification. Results: Only 14.3% (n=72) medical students had heard about Family Medicine. Only 18% (n=92) would select family medicine as a profession. The most frequent rationale for choosing the field of Family Medicine was the variety of patients seen in general practice (55.4% n=51). Conclusion: There is a dire need to focus on increasing awareness about the field of family medicine among medical students. The students should be counseled on the advantages along with the disadvantages of choosing this field as a medical profession.

scholarly journals Addition of sucrose on cryoprotectant solution of vitrification enhances the quality of Dorper sheep embryos produced in vivo

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (6Supl2) ◽  
pp. 4257
Author(s):  
Alane Pains Oliveira do Monte ◽  
João Bosco Loiola Filho ◽  
Thais Thatiane Dos Santos Souza ◽  
Mayara De Souza Miranda ◽  
Lívia Correia Magalhães ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Embryo Quality ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Mass Occurrence ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Vitrification Solution ◽  
Cryoprotectant Solution ◽  
Pellucid Zone

<p>This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of adding sucrose in vitrification solution of ovine embryos produced <em>in vivo</em>. Forty Dorper ewes were selected and superovulated. Immediately prior to the embryo collection by laparotomy, a laparoscopy was performed to verify the superovulatory response. The recovered flushing was followed by embryo evaluation and embryos were divided in two experimental groups where embryos from Control group were submitted to a traditional vitrification protocol and embryos from Sucrose group to a modified vitrification protocol with sucrose. After warming, embryos were again divided regarding cryoprotectant removal (Indirect) or not (Direct). The embryo quality was classified as embryos of degrees I (excellent or good), II (regular), III (poor) and IV (dead or degenerate). It was also verified the homogeneity of mass, occurrence of embryonic mass retraction and rupture of pellucid zone. The results were expressed as percentages and were subjected to Chi-square test with P &lt; 0.05. The embryos vitrified in the presence of sucrose had lower proportions of lower-quality embryos after warming (22.20 vs. 44.50%), higher percentages of homogeneous embryos after warming (63.89 vs. 38.89 %) while concerning other parameters there was no difference between these groups. It can be concluded that the addition of 0.4 M sucrose during vitrification improves the embryo quality.</p>

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