scholarly journals COVID-19 Anxiety, Academic Burnout and Academic Achievement Among Medical Stagers and Interns at Guilan University of Medical Sciences, in 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 73-80
Author(s):  
Alia Saberi ◽  
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Sajjad Saadat ◽  
Ali Ashraf ◽  
Tina Nabatchi Ahmadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Healthcare Team ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Academic Burnout ◽  
Study Results

Background: Medical students, as part of the healthcare team, are directly exposed to challenging conditions during the COVID-19 epidemic. This study investigated COVID-19 anxiety, burnout, and academic achievement in stagers and interns of Guilan University of Medical Sciences. Materials & Methods: The present analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on medical students and interns studying at Guilan University of Medical Sciences in the 2020-2021 academic year. Of whom, 150 students participated in this study. Corona Disease Anxiety Scale (CDAS) and Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS) were used to measure anxiety and academic burnout of the students, respectively. Measuring students’ academic achievement was based on Grade Point Average (GPA). Data analysis was performed using chi-square, Mann-Whitney U test, and partial Spearman correlation Coefficient. Results: The participation rate in this study was 92%. The results showed that 6.5% of students had high anxiety, 18.8% reported high academic burnout, and 79% reported the average level of burnout score. Also, the participants’ GPA was 16.76±1.30. The academic burnout score was significantly higher in male students than female ones (t=-2.01; P=0.04). The GPA was significantly higher in students under 24 years old than in older students (t=4.71; P=0.01). The partial correlation coefficient adjusted for sex showed a positive and significant correlation between CDAS and MBI-SS (r=0.346; P<0.001). Conclusion: The present study results showed that medical stagers and intern students had high academic burnout during the COVID-19 epidemic, and there was a weak and direct correlation between academic burnout and COVID-19 anxiety. Accordingly, to reduce the consequences of the COVID-19 epidemic, appropriate therapeutic and educational interventions should be provided to empower stagers and intern students.

scholarly journals Academic Burnout and Academic Achievement among Secondary School Students in Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Syprine Oyoo ◽  
Peter Mwaura ◽  
Theresia Kinai ◽  
Josephine Mutua
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
School Students ◽  
Academic Burnout ◽  
Context Data ◽  
Academic Grades ◽  
The Relationship

The study examined the relationship between academic burnout and academic achievement among secondary school students in the Kenyan context. Data were collected from 714 form 4 students (equivalent to 12th graders) drawn from 31 public secondary schools. The Maslach Burnout Inventory Student Survey was used. Academic achievement was measured using students’ grades in end of term examinations. The results of the Pearson product moment correlation of coefficient revealed a significant inverse relationship between academic burnout and academic achievement (r (712) = −0.24, p<0.01). Furthermore, regression analysis revealed that academic efficacy significantly predicted academic achievement (β = 0.18, p<0.01). A key implication of the findings is that examination-oriented approach to learning be reduced to ease the pressure exerted on learners for good academic grades.

Health-promoting behaviors in nursing students: is it related to self-efficacy for health practices and academic achievement?

2018 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamileh Farokhzadian ◽  
Abbas Karami ◽  
Mansooreh Azizzadeh Forouzi
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Health Practices ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Health Promoting Behaviors ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
The Mean

Abstract Background Nursing students play a role in promotion of public health as health promoters and professional care providers. Therefore, health-promoting behaviors in nursing students and their self-efficacy for health practices are important in providing better services to patients and clients. With regard to the importance of these factors in the academic progress of students, this study was conducted to examine the level of health-promoting behaviors among nursing students and its relationship with self-efficacy for health practices and academic achievement. Methods This descriptive and correlational study was conducted on 217 nursing students of a large university of medical sciences in the south of Iran in 2016. Data were collected using the Persian version of the health promotion lifestyle profile (HPLP II), self-rated abilities for health practices scale (SRAHPS) and the grade point average of the students (levels A, B, C). Results The mean health-promoting behaviors (2.48 ± 0.35) and self-efficacy for health practices of the students (2.55 ± 0.62) were moderate. The mean score of the students’ academic achievement was at level B (16.02 ± 1.85). The health-promoting behaviors were significantly correlated with self-efficacy for health practices (r = 0.623, p < 0.0001) and academic achievement (r = 0.285, p < 0.0001). Moreover, self-efficacy for health practices was significantly correlated with academic achievement (r = 0.282, p < 0.0001). Conclusion The correlation between the health-promoting behaviors and health self-efficacy with academic achievement can be a good basis in devising health and educational programs for students. In planning for promoting academic achievement and health-promoting behaviors of students, it is essential to pay special attention to enhancement of self-efficacy for health practices.

scholarly journals Perception and Knowledge about HIV/AIDS among Students in a Medical College in Western Nepal

1970 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
PR Shankar ◽  
P Subish ◽  
R Paudel ◽  
K Alam
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Student Perception ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
The Self ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Median Score ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Scholarship Students ◽  
Hiv Aids

Background : Medical students are taught about HIV/AIDS throughout the curriculum. The objectives of the present study were: a) To study the perceptions and knowledge of medical students regarding HIV/AIDS b) Obtain information on lacunae observed and. c) Compare the median scores among different subgroups Methods : The study was carried out among the first, third, (preclinical) and fifth and sixth semester (clinical) students at the Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal. The students were explained the objective of the study and invited to participate. Written informed consent was obtained. Student perception regarding HIV/AIDS was studied by noting their degree of agreement with a set of 22 statements using a modified Likert-type scale. The median score was compared among different subgroups. Results : 163 students participated. The median score was 77 (maximum score 110). The median score was significantly higher among Nepalese students compared to other nationalities (p=0.000) and among the scholarship students compared to the self-financing (p=0.000). The free text comments stressed the importance of safe sex in controlling HIV/AIDS. Conclusion : The overall scores were high. The lacunae observed can be addressed through educational interventions. The foreign and the self-financing students need greater training to tackle HIV/AIDS. The study had many limitations which may affect its generalizability and representativeness and more detailed studies are required. Key words : HIV/AIDS, Knowledge, Medical students, Nepal, Perceptions DOI: 10.3126/saarctb.v6i2.3052 SAARC J. Tuber. Lung Dis. HIV/AIDS 2009 VI (2) 11-16

scholarly journals The Root Causes of Absenteeism in Medical Students: Challenges and Strategies Ahead

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammd Hadi Bahadori ◽  
Arsalan Salari ◽  
Iman Alizadeh ◽  
Fatemeh Moaddab ◽  
Leila Rouhi Balasi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Educational Environments ◽  
Family Issues ◽  
The Status ◽  
Teaching Learning

Background: Learning by students is the cornerstone of the educational system, as well as the issues associated with this basic axis. One of the foundations of learning is the attendance of students in classes and attention to the instructions. Objectives: The present study aimed to discover the root causes of absenteeism among medical students at Guilan University of Medical Sciences (GUMS). Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 127 basic science students at GUMS. Data were collected using a valid questionnaire consisting of 24 items to investigate the four components of the influential factors in absenteeism (S-CVI/Ave = 0.93; CVR ≥ 0.62; α = 91%). Data analysis was performed in SPSS version 21 using descriptive and analytical statistics at the significance level of P ≤ 0.05. Results: Among the four influential factors, professors’ performance (mean score: 18.26 ± 7.12) had the most significant effect and students' personal and family issues (mean score: 14.89 ± 6.76) had the least significant effect on absenteeism. In addition, significant correlations were observed between the status of medical sciences in the community with the variables of age, marital status, and housing occupancy status, as well as students' personal and family issues with marital status, professors' performance with the students' grade point average, and housing occupancy status and personal and family issues with professors' performance. Conclusions: Based on the results, it is recommended that educational planners and policymakers pay more attention to the factors mentioned by students as the most important causes of absenteeism, so that students would become more willing to attend educational environments and the teaching-learning process could be promoted.

scholarly journals Epidemiology of Burnout and Its Association with Academic Performance Among Medical Students at Hail University, Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. e231-236
Author(s):  
Ahmed H Aljadani ◽  
Ahmed Alsolami ◽  
Samiah Almehmadi ◽  
Ahmed Alhuwaydi ◽  
Anas Fathuldeen
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Professional Efficacy

Objectives: Burnout syndrome is a condition that is well-documented globally among medical students and affects their academic performance due to high levels of associated stress and psychiatric morbidities. This study aimed to assess burnout prevalence and predictors along with its association with academic performance among medical students at Hail University, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey of medical students was conducted between May and June 2019 at the Medical College at Hail University. The English version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)-Student Survey was used to assess the three components of burnout syndrome— cynicism, emotional exhaustion and professional efficacy. A fixed-model multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted for each of the three MBI components’ levels and for total burnout to identify factors significantly associated with burnout syndrome. Results: A total of 218 students were included in this study (response rate: 53.8%). The majority of participants were female (n = 121; 55.5%) medical students ranging between 21–24 years of age. High emotional exhaustion, high cynicism and low professional efficacy was found among 79.4%, 61.0%, and 37.6%, respectively, of respondents. The overall prevalence of high burnout was 27.1% (n = 59). Female students were at almost double the risk for high emotional exhaustion compared to male students (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.14, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.06–4.34; P = 0.034). Students with grade point averages (GPA; on a four-point scale) ranging between 3.51–4.0 were considerably less prone (83% less risk) to experience burnout as compared to students with a GPA ≤2.0 (AOR = 0.17, 95% CI = 0.03–0.91, P = 0.039). Conclusion: High levels of overall burnout were reported among Hail University medical students. Students with a higher GPA, however, were found to be less prone to burnout. Keywords: Burnout Syndrome; Medical Students; Fatigue; Stress; Saudi Arabia.

scholarly journals Perfectionism in and its association with academic performance in medical students Studying at Iran University of Medical Sciences (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ladan Fata ◽  
Shoaleh Bigdeli ◽  
Seyedeh Zahra Nahardani ◽  
, Mohammad Hasan Keshavarzi ◽  
, Mohammad Hasan Keshavarzi
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Basic Sciences ◽  
Personality Dimension ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Parametric Data ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Maladaptive Perfectionism ◽  
Adaptive Perfectionism

BACKGROUND Perfectionism is a personality dimension of everyone. A perfectionist strives for excellence and sets high standards for his performance. Perfectionism can be classified into adaptive or maladaptive patterns, which affects academic performance. OBJECTIVE In this study perfectionism is compared between medical students of basic sciences and internship period and its association with their academic performance is investigated METHODS The Persian translated version of Hill perfectionism questionnaire was used. The validity and reliability of this version were confirmed in Jamshidi et al study, which was frequently used in various Iranian studies. In this study the questionnaire has been administered to two groups of medical students (basic sciences students and interns) of Iran University of Medical Sciences (n=49). In addition, the correlation of total Grade Point Average (GPA) of students with perfectionism dimensions was evaluated. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was applied to analyze the normality of data distribution, Mann-Whiney U test was used for between-group comparison of non-parametric data and student t-test was applied to analyze parametric data. Further, Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficient tests were used to analyze the correlation between variables. P value was considered significant (P<0.05). RESULTS The basic sciences students had a higher total mean score of perfectionism than the interns (193.4±26.5 vs. 178.1±24.2, p=0.000). The adaptive perfectionism rate was higher in the basic sciences group (p=0.000), but it showed no significant difference with that of the interns. Regarding perfectionism domains, the scores of striving for excellence, purposefulness and need for approval were higher in basic sciences group (p=0.00), and there was no significant difference between the groups in other domains. Maladaptive perfectionism had an inverse correlation with GPA (p=0.01, r=-0.3) and there was no correlation with adaptive perfectionism and gender. CONCLUSIONS The study findings showed that positive perfectionism was higher in basic sciences students, and maladaptive perfectionism was correlated with a drop in GPA in both groups.

scholarly journals Learning styles and academic achievement among undergraduate medical students in Thailand

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wichuda Jiraporncharoen ◽  
Chaisiri Angkurawaranon ◽  
Manoch Chockjamsai ◽  
Athavudh Deesomchok ◽  
Juntima Euathrongchit
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Learning Content ◽  
Index Of Learning Styles ◽  
High Academic Achievement

Purpose: This study aimed to explore the associations between learning styles and high academic achievement and to ascertain whether the factors associated with high academic achievement differed between preclinical and clinical students. Methods: A survey was conducted among undergraduate medical students in Chiang Mai University, Thailand. The Index of Learning Styles questionnaire was used to assess each student’s learning style across four domains. High academic achievement was defined as a grade point average of at least 3.0. Results: Of the 1,248 eligible medical students, 1,014 (81.3%) participated. Learning styles differed between the preclinical and clinical students in the active/reflective domain. A sequential learning style was associated with high academic achievement in both preclinical and clinical students. A reflective learning style was only associated with high academic achievement among preclinical students. Conclusion: The association between learning styles and academic achievement may have differed between preclinical and clinical students due to different learning content and teaching methods. Students should be encouraged to be flexible in their own learning styles in order to engage successfully with various and changing teaching methods across the curriculum. Instructors should be also encouraged to provide a variety of teaching materials and resources to suit different learning styles.

scholarly journals Understanding the influence of high novelty-seeking on academic burnout: Moderating effect of physical activity

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 318-324
Author(s):  
Mohsen Khosravi ◽  
Mahla Mirbahaadin ◽  
Rashya Kasaeiyan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Novelty Seeking ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Academic Burnout ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

A large number of studies have shown a positive correlation between high novelty-seeking (HNS), substance/medication use (S/MU), high physical activity (HPA), and academic burnout (AB); however, the outcome of individuals with HNS in the terms of catching AB is doubtful. The present study was conducted to find out whether the personality traits such as HNS in medical students predisposes the AB or decreases its severity by increased physical activity (PA). This cross-sectional study, 227 medical students with HNS were selected from three major cities of Iran during February, 2019 to July, 2019 using convenience sampling and were assessed using demographic information form, Baecke’s physical activity questionnaire, and Breso’s academic burnout questionnaire. In this study, 126 male and 151 female participants were divided into four groups namely HNS + low physical activity (LPA) (n = 68); HNS + HPA (n = 73); HNS + S/MU + LPA (n = 72); and HNS + S/MU + HPA (n = 64). The study results indicated that the maximum and minimum mean scores of AB and its subscales were in the HNS + S/MU + LPA and HNS + HPA groups, respectively. In addition, the hierarchical multiple regression analysis results for the two groups of students with and without S/MU indicated that PA plays a moderating role in the relationship between AB and HNS. Given that the AB can be considered as an antecedent of depressive disorders, its lowered level could be effective in preventing major depressive disorder. Regarding the moderating role of PA in the relationship between HNS and AB, PA, as a relatively simple and inexpensive alternative to pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy, can be raised in the treatment and prevention of the AB.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Metacognitive Awareness and Academic Success of Medical students at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Akbarilakeh ◽  
T Sharifi¬Fard
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Metacognitive Awareness ◽  
Metacognitive Skills ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Strategy Analysis ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: Students' academic success is one of the important indicators of evaluating the performance of the higher education system. One of the factors influencing academic success is metacognitive awareness and knowledge and control of thinking and cognition. Therefore, assessment of its status helps in planning its promotion. The study aimed to investigate the relationship between metacognitive awareness and academic success of medical students at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Methods: Pearson parametric correlation was performed after stratified sampling method concerning 255 medical students with Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI) of Schraw & Dennison (1994) with eight subscales and scoring of zero (incorrect) and one (correct). For  academic success, the total grade point average was measured. The reliability and validity of the inventory were also determined. Result: Out of 255 participants, 95 (37.3%) were male and 160 (62.7%) were female. The minimum and maximum ages were 19 and 26 years, respectively. Totally, 85 first-year students, 85 after-the-basic-sciences exam students, and 85 senior learners were present. The lowest and highest grade point averages were 10.9 and 19.6, respectively. The relationship between academic success and metacognitive awareness in general in all students using Pearson correlation coefficient was 0.791 at a significant level of 0.0001. There was the highest correlation between GPA and subscales of real knowledge as for metacognition and metacognition control, and information management. In all students, the highest mean rank of metacognitive skills was related to the dimension of performance effectiveness and strategy analysis. Conclusion: There exists a relationship between students' metacognitive awareness and academic success at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences which can be used in educational planning.

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