scholarly journals Determining Factors Affecting The Medical Interns’ Choice Of Specialties Among Governmental Universities In Riyadh

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Tariq Al Swaidan ◽  
Lama Abdullah Al Luhidan ◽  
Khaled Abdullah Albarrak ◽  
Rehab Abdullah Al Mubrick ◽  
Hessah Ibrahim Al Suwaidan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Career Choice ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
King Saud University ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Medical Study ◽  
Medical Education System ◽  
Medical Interns ◽  
Positive Effect

Abstract The nature of experience during the medical study at university may play an essential role in choosing the specialty. Objectives: to determine the effect of goveremtnal universities in general and on medical interns' career choice , taking into consideration the gender difference. Furthermore, to find out when governmental universities educate their students about the different specialties. Method: It was a cross-sectional study approved in July in 2018 that included 234 Saudi medical intern students from four different medical collages in governmental universities in Riyadh. These were King Saud University (KSU), Princess Norah University (PNU), Imam University (IU), and King Saud bin Abdulaziz for Health and Science (KSAU-HS) with consideration of gender differences and availability. All participants who are selected randomly completed an online-questioner. Result: Around two thirds (66%) of the participants ensure that their governmental universities had a positive influence in choosing the specialties dividing equally between both genders. According to the participants’ perceptions, all the items of the medical education system did not affect in choosing the specialty except three of them that have a positive effect which are elective experience (43.59%), clinical year (40.6%) and the personality of instructor (38.46%). Furthermore, one-third (33%) of the participants ensure that they are educated about the specialties in the third year. The most common positive factor is elective experience by 19.36%, while the most common negative factors are improper block duration and the personality of the instructor by 14.52%. Conclusion : Most governmental universities have a positive effect on their students' career choice, and they educate pre-graduate students about specialties.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Job Satisfaction among Academic Employees in Polytechnic

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 209-216
Author(s):  
Muhamad Saufiyudin Omar ◽  
Siti Fatimah Abdul Aziz ◽  
Nurasyikin Mohd Salleh
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Job Security ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Stratified Random Sampling ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting

Satisfied employees are crucial in developing a successful organization. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors that affect job satisfaction among polytechnic academic employees in Malaysia. A cross-sectional study was employed and stratified random sampling was used to collect the data. A total of 130 respondents answered the questionnaires. The results revealed that job security, salary and working conditions had significant and positive influence on job satisfaction among polytechnic academic employees. Hence, strengthening the factors of job security, salary and working conditions among the polytechnic academic employees is critically important to ensure the employees are satisfied which will then lead towards a successful polytechnic.

scholarly journals Influential Factors in Adherence to the Therapeutic Regime in Hypertension and Diabetes

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dora Inés Parra ◽  
Sandra Lucrecia Romero Guevara ◽  
Lyda Z Rojas
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Treatment Adherence And Compliance ◽  
Written Information ◽  
Therapeutic Regime

Objective. To determine the factors associated with adherence to the therapeutic regime in patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus cared for in primary care centers.Methods. This was an analytical cross-sectional study, conducted with 500 patients from two institutions in Bucaramanga (Colombia). Adherence to the therapeutic regime was measured with the label of Nursing outcomes “Treatment Behavior: Illness or Injury” and the instrument “Factors that influence on adherence to pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments” by Ortiz Suárez was used. Results. Factors affecting negatively adherence to the therapeutic regime were: belonging to the subsidized regime, never being able to read written information about the management of their disease, and never receiving information about benefits of the medications ordered by the physician. On the contrary, positive influence was noted by referring “never” to the following statements, which impacted positively on adherence: the diverse occupations you have in and out of the house hinder your following the treatment; when your symptoms improve, do you interrupt the treatment? previously, have you had difficulties in complying with your treatment and believe there are difficult-to-change customs about foods and exercises? Conclusion. Two socioeconomic factors and one related with the health system and staff affected negatively on adherence to the therapeutic regime, while four factors related with the therapy favored it. The factors identified could be used in the design of nursing interventions to improve adherence in this population.Descriptors: treatment adherence and compliance; hypertension; diabetes mellitus, type 2; risk factors; cross-sectional studiesHow to cite this article: Parra DI, Romero SL, Rojas LZ. Influential Factors in Adherence to the Therapeutic Regime in Hypertension and Diabetes. Invest. Educ. Enferm. 2019; 37(3):e02.

scholarly journals The Awareness of Patients' Bill of Rights among Medical Interns and Medical Students at Tabuk University

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (17) ◽  
pp. 2932-2939
Author(s):  
Bashayer Dhaifallah Al Anazi ◽  
Fatma Faraj ◽  
Maram Mohsen Al Balawi ◽  
Malak Dhaifallah Al Anazi
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Bill Of Rights ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Total Knowledge Score ◽  
Medical Interns

BACKGROUND: Incorporating patient priorities and preferences into their healthcare can improve desirable proximal outcomes related to communication such as the patient feeling heard, understood, respected and engaged in their care, which can soften the negative effects of the illness and can help clinicians in decision-making. AIM: To determine the level of awareness and knowledge of Patients' Bill of Rights and factors affecting it among undergraduate students and medical interns. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study carried out in Tabuk city among all medical interns doing their clinical rotations at Tabuk city (n = 70) as well as the 4th, 5th and 6th-year medical students, Tabuk University (n = 219). An English self-administered valid and reliable questionnaire, based on patients` Bill of Rights (PBR) document published by the Ministry of Health (MOH), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) was utilised for data collection. RESULTS: The study included 205 medical students and interns out of invited 289, giving a response rate of 70.9%. All were Saudis. Almost two-thirds (69.3%) reported hearing about patients` bill of rights. Among those who have heard about these rights, 40.2% gained their information from lectures whereas 16.2% gained the information from hospital posters. The total knowledge score about Patients` Bill of Rights ranged between 0 and 32 (out of a possible maximum of 34) with a mean ± SD of 24.6 ± 4.6 and median (IQR) of 25 (23-27). There was a significant positive correlation between student`s age and total score of knowledge of patients` bill of rights, Spearman`s correlation coefficient (r) = 0.18, p = 0.014. The mean rank of the total knowledge score was 83.98 among 4th-grade medical students and reached to 125.07 among medical interns, p = 0.003. CONCLUSION: Overall awareness and Knowledge of the senior medical students and interns in the College of Medicine, Tabuk University regarding patients` rights age acceptable. However, some deficient issue needs to be improved.

scholarly journals Factors affecting attitude of medical students to pursue surgical career

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 85-88
Author(s):  
Roshan Ghimire ◽  
Sujan Regmi ◽  
Sandeep Bhattarai
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Private Life ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Surgical Career ◽  
Surgical Field

Background: Medical students are always in a dilemma for their career choice after under-graduation as there are multiple options and none of the choices come without any drawbacks. Multiple factors determine their preferences.Objective: This study aimed to identify the factors that determine career choice and to discuss how it affects the students in taking surgery as their career.Methods: A questionnaire was developed which included factors that encourage and also influence students to consider surgery as their career. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 292 participants and they were divided into two groups, preclinical and clinical students. The collected data was tabulated and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 20.Results: Out of the 292 students, 144 (49.32%) were males and 148 (50.68%) were females. Of the total, 233 (79.8%) students thought of choosing surgery as their career while 41 (14.04%) of the students disagreed for choosing surgery. Among the 233 students, 76 (32.6%) were from preclinical and 157 (67.38%) were clinical students. Better earning and role model influenced them to take surgery as their career whereas lack of private life and great dedication were the deterrent factors.Conclusion: There are various factors that affect students’ preference in opting for surgical career. Even though this study reveals many factors contributing towards one’s interest in surgical field, it was not statistically significant, and hence, the conclusive results could not be drawn.Journal of Kathmandu Medical CollegeVol. 5, No. 3, Issue 17, Jul.-Sep., 2016, page: 85-88

scholarly journals Factors affecting job satisfaction and commitment among medical interns in Malawi: a cross-sectional study

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Alinafe Mataya ◽  
Marcia Eugenia Macuvele ◽  
Takudzwanashe Gwitima ◽  
Adamson Sinjani Muula
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Medical Interns

What Determines The Migration Intentions Of University Students?

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 193-198
Author(s):  
Heiko Haase ◽  
Arndt Lautenschläger
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Migration Decision ◽  
Considerable Proportion ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Intention To Stay ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The University

AbstractThe paper aims at exploring determinants of the university students' intentions to stay within their university region. At this, we presume that students' career choice motivations are related to their professional intentions, which again, along with demographic characteristics, affect their migration decision. Our analysis is based on a cross-sectional study of 2,353 students from three different higher education institutions, two of them located in Germany and one in Namibia. Results indicate that in Germany migration matters because a considerable proportion of students intend to leave the university region after graduation. At this, we found that the students' geographical provenance exerts the most significant effect on the intention to stay. Moreover, certain professional intentions were directly and some career choice motivations were indirectly linked with the intention to remain at the university location. We present several conclusions and implications.

scholarly journals The Effects of the Civility, Respect, and Engagement in the Workplace (CREW) Program on Social Climate and Work Engagement in a Psychiatric Ward in Japan: A Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 320-330
Author(s):  
Utako Sawada ◽  
Akihito Shimazu ◽  
Norito Kawakami ◽  
Yuki Miyamoto ◽  
Lisa Speigel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Social Climate ◽  
Psychiatric Ward ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Utrecht Work Engagement Scale ◽  
Healthcare Settings

Background: Good social climate and high work engagement are important factors affecting outcomes in healthcare settings. This study observed the effects of a program called Civility, Respect, and Engagement in the Workplace (CREW) on social climate and staff work engagement in a psychiatric ward of a Japanese hospital. Methods: The program comprised 18 sessions installed over six months, with each session lasting 30-min. Participation in the program was recommended to all staff members at the ward, including nurses, medical doctors, and others, but it was not mandatory. A serial cross-sectional study collected data at four time-points. Nurses (n = 17 to 22), medical doctors (n = 9 to 13), and others (n = 6 to 10) participated in each survey. The analysis of variance was used to evaluate the changes in the following dependent variables, the Essen climate evaluation schema (EssenCES), the CREW civility scale, and the Utrecht work engagement scale (UWES) over time. Result: We found no significant effects. The effect size (Cohen’s d) for EssenCES was 0.35 from baseline to post-installation for all staff members. Effect sizes for EssenCES for medical doctors and UWES for nurses were 0.79 and 0.56, respectively, from baseline to post-program. Conclusions: Differences in social climate and work engagement among Japanese healthcare workers between the baseline and post-installation of the CREW program were non-significant.

scholarly journals Factors affecting nurses' intention to accept the COVID‐9 vaccine: A cross‐sectional study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Razan Rabi ◽  
Beesan Maraqa ◽  
Zaher Nazzal ◽  
Therese Zink
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting

FACTORS AFFECTING THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL WORK SERVICES FOR CANCER PATIENTS AT THE VIETNAM NATIONAL CANCER HOSPITAL

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (11) ◽  
pp. 132-143
Author(s):  
Nam Pham Tien
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Policy Regimes ◽  
Financial Factor ◽  
Cancer Hospital ◽  
Depth Interviews

The provision of social work service for cancer patients is facing many challenges. Therefore, this study aims to explore factors affecting the provision of social work services for cancer patients at the Vietnam National Cancer Hospital. This is a cross-sectional study that used 10 in-depth interviews, and three focus group discussions to collect data. Our findings showed that the factors such as specialized qualifications of social workers, available facilities, the network of social work collaborators, finance, and policy regimes hindered the provision of social work services for cancer patients at the hospital. Meanwhile, the financial factor contributed to promote social work services for cancer patients at the hospital. Besides, the demands for the provision of social work services for cancer patients were one of the factors that should be considered in the coming time. Our study suggested stakeholders pay more attention to these factors.

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