scholarly journals CORRELATION BETWEEN MEDICAL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND STRESS LEVEL

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Resti Rahmadika ◽  
Mardiastuti Wahid ◽  
Retno Asti Werdhani
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Stress Level ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Student Stress ◽  
Academic Level ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: Learning environment in medical education is one of several aspect determine students’ academic success. The medical education itself has been the biggest source of depression or stress for students, beside personal, financial, or family problems. The purpose of this study is to assess the correlation between students’ perception on learning environment and stress levels.Methods: This study was a cross sectional study, conducted from December 2016 to April 2017, involving the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th year students of the Faculty of Medicine, Baiturrahmah University (FK UNBRAH), Padang, with a total of 595 students. Students’ perceptions on learning environment were assessed using the Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM) questionnaire and the student stress level was assessed by the questionnaire of Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 42 (DASS 42). Both questionnaires have been validated and available in Bahasa.Results: Respondents involved in this study were 477 (80.1%).The median of the students’s perceptions on their learning environment was 132 (92-200), which means "more positive than negative". Students’ perceptions on learning environment between 1st year students with other academic years differed significantly. There was no significant difference between female and male students' perceptions on the learning environment. The median value of student stress level of FK UNBRAH was categorized as normal. There was no statistically significant difference in stress level based on academic level and gender. The correlation between students’ perception toward learning environment and academic level was found to be significant with very weak negative correlation (p<0,05)Conclusion: The better students’ perception on the learning environment, the lower the stress level.  

Attitude towards online classes among school and college going students during lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 3446
Author(s):  
Saurav Kumar ◽  
Shiv Prakash ◽  
Mona Srivastava
Keyword(s):  
Family Income ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Categorical Variables ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Academic Level ◽  
College Going ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: The aim of the study was to assess the attitude of the school and college-going students towards online classes. Methods: An online cross-sectional study was conducted on 228 school and college-going students fulfilling inclusion and exclusion criteria selected through purposive sampling methods. A semi-structured online questionnaire consisting of a socio-demographic questionnaire and Attitude towards online classes (ATOC) questionnaire was prepared by the researcher using Google form. The link of the questionnaire was sent to all the selected respondents through WhatsApp messages and emails. The data was analyzed using the IBM SPSS version 20 software. The reliability of the attitude questionnaire was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha test. The association between categorical variables was assessed using Chi-square tests. The comparison between variables was assessed using the students independent t-test.Results: More than half of the respondents (51.32%) were found with a positive attitude towards online classes. There was a significant association found between attitude towards online classes and socio-demographic variables such as age (p<0.05), academic level (p<0.05), and family income (p<0.01). The respondents who attended online classes (p<0.05), have technical knowledge (p<0.01), and got supported by their parents in the study (p<0.05) were found significantly high positive attitudes towards online classes. There was a significant difference found in the attitude of the respondents who faced psychological disturbances such as a decline in attention-concentration (p<0.05), irritation-anger (p<0.01), and tension (p<0.05) due to online classes.Conclusions: Although, online classes are more beneficial for the students and teachers in their academic activities during the lockdown period due to the COVID-19 pandemic but it can’t take place of traditional face-to-face classes. 

scholarly journals Relationship between awareness and attitude with health and foodsafety among students of Urmia University, Urmia, Iran

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-11
Author(s):  
Arezou Khezerlou ◽  
Nasim Zolfaghari Firouzsalari ◽  
Hajar Zolfaghari ◽  
Mahmood Alizadeh sani ◽  
Maryam Azizi-lalabadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Academic Level ◽  
Freshmen Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Healthy Life Style

Introduction: Healthy life style and food safety are among the most crucial elements inpromoting community health. This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the awarenessand attitudes of the students of Urmia University, Urmai, Iran, regarding health and food safety. Methods: The questionnaire used was designed in three parts (demographic, attitude, andawareness) and it was completed by 384 students. Data were analyzed using SPSS software.Results: Results showed that over 80% of the students had positive attitude towards health and foodsafety. In addition, almost 50% of the subjects had low awareness on the most appropriate plasticcontainers to keep food healthy. Findings indicated that there was a significant difference between thestudents' attitudes and their academic level (P = 0.008). No significant differences were found amongstudents' awareness and attitude considering gender and passing the food safety course. Cocnclusion: As the study findings revealed, training programs and workshops related to healthand food safety could be effective, specially for freshmen students.

scholarly journals Estradiol Level and Psychosocial Stress in Perimenopausal Women

2019 ◽  
pp. 122-125
Author(s):  
Lucia L Levita ◽  
Hadiprodjo Hadiprodjo ◽  
Nusratuddin Abdullah ◽  
Nugraha U Pelupessy
Keyword(s):  
Stress Level ◽  
Psychosocial Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Perimenopausal Women ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Cortisol Levels ◽  
Estradiol Levels

Objective : To determine the relationship between estradiol levels and psychosocial stress in the perimenopausal women. Methods : Sixty perimenopausal included in a cross-sectional study from July to December 2016. Blood samples obtained from the women to measure the estradiol and the cortisol levels. Stress level measured with visual. Data presented as the mean and standard deviation (mean±SD) with p-value <.05 was considered statistically significant.  Results : There was no significant difference between the estradiol levels and the stress level (p=0.27) during perimenopause period. The estradiol levels were higher compared with the cortisol levels. The non parametrik correlations analysis show the estradiol levels were not correlated with the cortisol levels (p=0.352). However, the cortisol levels were correlated with the stress levels (p<0.05). Conclusion : Estradiol does not cause psychosocial stress during perimenopause period in our study population Keywords : Estradiol, psychosocial stress, perimenopause

The digital age: is this the future of medical education? A cross-sectional study to assess medical students’ opinions about e-learning in psychiatry undergraduate medical education

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-96
Author(s):  
D. Mullins ◽  
F. Jabbar ◽  
N. Fenlon ◽  
K. C. Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Education ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
E Learning

ObjectivesThe main objectives were to assess medical students’ opinions about e-learning in psychiatry undergraduate medical education, and to investigate a possible relationship between learning styles and preferences for learning modalities.MethodDuring the academic year 2009/2010, all 231 senior Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) medical students in their penultimate year of study were invited to answer a questionnaire that was posted online on Moodle, the RCSI virtual learning environment.ResultsIn all, 186 students responded to the questionnaire, a response rate of 80%. Significantly more students stated a preference for live psychiatry tutorials over e-learning lectures. Students considered flexible learning, having the option of viewing material again and the ability to learn at one’s own pace with e-learning lectures, to be more valuable than having faster and easier information retrieval.ConclusionStudents prefer traditional in-class studying, even when they are offered a rich e-learning environment. Understanding students’ learning styles has been identified as an important element for e-learning development, delivery and instruction, which can lead to improved student performance.

scholarly journals Does Pandemic Anxiety Affect Urology Health Care Workers?

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Maria Apfelbeck ◽  
Michael Staehler ◽  
Severin Rodler ◽  
Regina Stredele ◽  
Michael Chaloupka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Stress Level ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Perception Of Safety ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Coronavirus Infection ◽  
Nurses And Physicians

<b><i>Purpose:</i></b> To assess anxiety, stress level, and perception of safety during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in health care workers (HCWs) of one of Germany’s largest urology university clinics. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> A cross-sectional study among urological HCWs was performed. HCWs were surveyed for anxiety about the pandemic, stress level and current workload, fear of coronavirus infection, current perception of safety at work, and attitude towards protective equipment and tests for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). <b><i>Results:</i></b> Sixty-three HCWs filled in the questionnaire. Overall anxiety of infection with CO­VID-19 is at a median of 4.7 with no statistically significant difference between nurses and physicians (<i>p</i> = 0.0749). Safety at work reaches a median of 6 out of 10. In fact, the highest fear in 56.7% (31/63) of the personnel is to get infected by a colleague tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 despite wearing surgical face masks. A proportion of 55.7 and 74.6% highly favor swabs for SARS-CoV-2 on a regular basis in HCWs and patients, respectively (<i>p</i> = 0.0001). Workload in the urology department is clearly reduced during the pandemic (physicians 39.3% vs. nurses 32.2%, <i>p</i> = 0.0001) and 57.4% do not feel distress at all; only 27.9% express mental distress. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> During the pandemic, urology HCWs perceive lower burden by workload and deem themselves at low risk of infection. However, the greatest anxiety is related to infection by a SARS-CoV-2-positive colleague, despite reciprocal protection by surgical face masks. This highlights a relevant mental stress and uncertainty towards management of infected HCWs, calling for increased education and psychological support.

scholarly journals Stress Level among UiTM Puncak Alam Students during the Movement Control Order

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (15) ◽  
pp. 109-115
Author(s):  
Wan Nur Amirah Ibrahim Ibrahim ◽  
Nur Adilah Mohamad Rosdi
Keyword(s):  
Stress Level ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Health Sciences Students ◽  
Control Order ◽  
Keywords Stress

Stress is a common mental issue among students during the COVID-19 outbreak. This study aimed to determine and to compare the stress level among health sciences and non-health sciences students during the Movement Control Order. Cross-sectional study design was used, and the Perceived Stress Scale questionnaire was distributed for this study. The majority of 145 students (81.4%) had a moderate stress level, and there was no significant difference in the mean of the stress level between the health sciences and non-health sciences students(p>0.05). This research provides preliminary insight into the stress level among students and the need for further actions.     Keywords: Stress; students; movement control order eISSN: 2398-4287© 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs 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. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5i15.2498.

scholarly journals Feedback to Receivers: Knowledge and Perception of Medical Students in a Public Sector Institute of a Developing Country

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamza Waqar Bhatti ◽  
Syed Muhammad Jawad Zaidi ◽  
Mehwish Kaneez ◽  
Javeria Awan ◽  
Rashid Naeem Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Medical University ◽  
Feedback Delivery

Background: The practice of effective feedback delivery in medical institutes of developing countries lags behind the modern principles of medical education. This demands the need to understand the students’ knowledge and perception regarding received feedback in the setting of a developing country. Aims: To assess the level of knowledge and perception of feedback among students. To find the correlation between knowledge and perception. To identify problematic areas in feedback delivery and provide recommendations for rectification. Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted in Rawalpindi Medical University Pakistan, in which 480 medical students from 2nd till 5th-year MBBS were evaluated regarding their knowledge and perception about feedback using structured questionnaires. Results: The students had a good level of knowledge regarding The concept of feedback. However, they had a negative perception of the feedback given to them by their teachers. There was no correlation between mean knowledge and perception scores (r=-0.05, p = 0.272). There was a significant difference between knowledge (p=0.0004) and perception (p=0.02) scores across gender. The difference in mean knowledge scores across academic years was not significant (p=0.267) but this difference was significant for mean perception scores (p=0.001). Conclusion: Strategies should be adopted to incorporate feedback into the curriculum for improving the quality of medical education in a developing country.

scholarly journals A Cross Sectional Study of Medical Students’ Perception of Their Educational Environment in Ghana

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Temitope O. Ade-Oshifogun ◽  
Jean A. Cadet ◽  
Jochebed B. Ade-Oshifogun
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Social Self ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Negative Perceptions

Background: The quality of medical education is affected by many factors, one of which is the educational environment of medical education. However, there is paucity of studies addressing the educational environment from African medical schools. The aim of this study was to determine the clinical year students’ perceptions of their educational environment at a medical school in Ghana. This was done with the goal of identifying factors that may impact positive changes in the school.Methods: A cross-sectional study was undertaken using the DREEM questionnaire. The questionnaire was administered to students in clinical years 1, 2, & 3 at the time of the study. 298 students participated in the study by convenience sampling. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 24. The total score and the five subscales of DREEM scores were used in the final analysis.Results: A total of 298 out of 300 students completed the questionnaire out of which Fifty six percent of respondents were male. There was no significant gender differences in the total DREEM scores [F(1, 274) = 1.019, p=0.314]. The overall educational environment was positive M=117.32 ± 15.45. Areas for improvement were students’ perception of the teachers (26.09 ± 3.59) and students’ perception of the atmosphere (25.71 ± 5.62). The students’ perception of learning (30.70 ± 5.20), and students’ academic self-perceptions (21.11 ± 3.74) were positive. Students’ social self-perceptions (13.71 ± 2.99) was neutral. There was no significant difference in perception by clinical year [F(2, 274) = 0.298, p = 0.742].Conclusion: The perception of students at this Ghanaian medical school can be described as positive and negative. The school should consider the two domains with negative perceptions as areas for improvement. Students reported problem-based learning as a preferred method of teaching versus the traditional method. Attention to the learning atmosphere and student-focused learning is likely to increase perception.

Psychological distress in cancer patient during chemotherapy: A cross-sectional study.

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (26_suppl) ◽  
pp. 231-231
Author(s):  
Harminder Singh ◽  
Raja Banipal
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cancer Management ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Impacting Factors

231 Background: The State of Punjab is experiencing a rising burden of cancer. The objective of this study was to analyze and compare depression, anxiety and stress levels and their impacting factors in heterogenous surviving cancer patients. Methods: this is a cross sectional study, data collection was performed by Depression, anxiety, stress scale 21-DASS 21. Results: study population include 300 cancer patients and 300 matched controls. The mean age of the cases and controls were 50.58 years ± 13. 64 and 46.1 years ± 11.78 (M ± SD). A Statistical significant difference was observed in mean scoring of depression, anxiety and stress in cancer patients when compared to control groups. Anxiety mean score significantly affected by chemotherapy cycles and duration of disease. Conclusions: Holistic approach in cancer management is a need of time as the present study revealed, the range of depression, anxiety and stress was 90%, 56% and 28% respectively. [Table: see text]

scholarly journals Impact of Physical Activity and Stress on Academic Performance of MBBS Students of Rawalpindi Medical University

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahzaib Maqbool ◽  
Hafiz Abu Safian ◽  
Haider Mubeen ◽  
Laraib Arsh ◽  
Muhammad Sarfraz Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Stress Level ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
High Achievers ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical University

Trend of getting medical education is increasing day by day in our society. Our tough educational system and intricate pattern of medical education is rendering the medical students to become more stressed and physically inactive affecting directly or indirectly their academic achievements and deteriorating their cognitive and learning skills. The purpose of our study is to evaluate how physical activity and stress level affect academic performance of medical students.  It is a descriptive cross-sectional study with sample size of 304. The study population was from all the five years of MBBS in Rawalpindi Medical University. The study duration was 1-month. Data collection was done through International physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ) and through perceived stress scale (PSS). Analysis was done through SPSS V. 23. The gender and academic performance are showing   significant association with females being on high achievers’ side as compared to males. The physical activity and gender association was also significant with males being physically more active. However, the association of academic performance with stress level and physical activity was not significant with (P-value >0.005). PSS-score between high achiever and low achiever was not significant with (P-value = 0.187) and confidence interval of 95%. However, Pearson's correlation between IPAQ score and academic performance was significant with (P-value = 0.036), It was negative showing that high IPAQ score Correlates with low academic performance. Male students were physically more active, obtaining relatively less percentage academically with less preponderance towards high level of stress as compared to female students.

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