scholarly journals Attitude of Non-Psychiatry Residents towards Psychiatry: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 34-38
Author(s):  
Tushar Agravat
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Psychiatry Residents ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Medical College

Background and Aim: The attitude of Non Psychiatry Post Graduate Residents towards Psychiatry is crucially important because of its influence on impressionable medical students and the large number of psychiatric patients who present to Non Psychiatry Doctors like General Practitioners. Present study was done with an aim to study the Non-Psychiatric Doctor Attitude towards Psychiatry. Material and Methods: Present study was Conducted at two Major Institute: K. M School Post-Graduate medicine and Research and B.J. Medical College at Ahmedabad, Gujarat. At Both Institute Psychiatric lectures during   1st MBBS, lectures on Psychiatry during final MBBS and 2 week clinical rotation during final MBBS. Modified version of attitude towards Psychiatry questionnaire (Nielsen and Eaton, 1981) was the study instrument. The non- Psychiatry post-graduate students were asked to fill the Questionnaire. Questionnaire consists of 21 statements to be responded with one of the three alternate responses- Agree, neutral and disagree. Results: Most P.G. thought that Psychiatry is making advancement and most was positive about psychoanalysis. Only 6.6% of P.G.s thought that Psychiatry is unscientific and inexact. With respect of therapeutic efficacy 83.8% would refer emotionally upset family members for Psychiatry consultation. Psychiatrist were considered as unclear thinker by 8% and overly apologetic in teaching. 40% agreed that psychiatrist tended to over analyze human behaviour.27% of P.G.s thought that on an average psychiatrist make less money than other physician.31% of P.G.s viewed that Psychiatry status as low compared to other specialties. 47% agreed that Psychiatry are often rightly seen by others as odd, peculiar and emotionally disturb them. Conclusion: Non Psychiatry Post-Graduates at a tertiary hospital in Gujarat have a moderately positive attitude to Psychiatry. However some erroneous beliefs are still prevalent among the consultants. The attitude of Non-Psychiatry consultants directly/indirectly affects the development of Psychiatry as a discipline.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Awareness on Puberty Menorrhagia among Medical Students of Saveetha Medical College

2021 ◽  
pp. 235-240
Author(s):  
T. Sarathkumar ◽  
K. Jayashree
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Obstetrics And Gynecology ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Statistical Tools ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Parametric Data ◽  
Non Parametric

Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude and awareness on pubertal menorrhagia among medical students. Design: It was a cross-sectional study conducted at the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Thandalam. Methodology: The study was carried out on 129 students comprising of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th year M.B.B.S students. The students were given a pretested questionnaire and asked to fill up the questions. The responses were collected and analysed using appropriate statistical tools for parametric and non-parametric data with the help of SPSS for Windows version 22 software. Results: The knowledge of participants on pubertal menorrhagia was 58%. The participants that had a positive attitude concerning pubertal menorrhagia was 55% the awareness of participants on pubertal menorrhagia was 51% Conclusion: The study concluded that there is a definitive knowledge of pubertal menorrhagia among students.  the participants showed the palpable deficit of knowledge and awareness as well. To prevent such practices knowledge, awareness must spread among the students.

scholarly journals Nutritional Status Psychiatric Patients Attending OPD at a Selected Tertiary Hospital

1970 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gautam Sadhya ◽  
ABM Selimuzzaman ◽  
Rafiqul Islam
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Nutritional Assessment ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Bipolar Mood Disorder ◽  
Schizophrenic Patients ◽  
Male Patients

This descriptive type of cross sectional study was conducted among the psychiatric patients who had attended at the out patient department of psychiatry in Mitford Hospital Dhaka, with the objective of assessing the nutritional status of psychiatric patients. Mean age of the patients were 34.87 ±12.63 years. Of the total 150 patients, 56% were male and 44% were female. Among the study subjects, 54% were married, 30% unmarried, 10% divorced and 5% were widow. Regarding occupation, 12% of the patients were in service, 8.7% were students and 24.7% were unemployed. Among the psychiatric patients, 42% had schizophrenia, 36.7% were bipolar mood disorder and 21.3% had other type of disorders. BMI of 66.7% patients were normal, 22% below normal and 11.3% were above normal. Among all the patients 71.4% male and 60.6% female were normal by BMI, whereas 11.3% patients were over weight. Among the over weight patients, 6% were male and 18.2% were female. In the present study 22% patients were under weight, where 22.6% were male and 21.2% were female. Nutritional assessment showed 61.9% male patients and 63.64% of female patients had normal MAC. Maximum of patients (72%) were anemic clinically. Again according to marital status 74.1% married and 58% of unmarried patients were found normal by BMI. In the study, 66.7% schizophrenic patients and 65.5% BMD patients were found in normal BMI. DOI: 10.3329/taj.v22i1.5022 TAJ 2009; 22(1): 82-87

scholarly journals Undergraduate Medical Science Students Positive Attitude towards Online Classes during COVID-19 Pandemic in a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (234) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gita Dhakal Chalise ◽  
Mamata Bharati ◽  
Jayendra Bajracharya ◽  
Ambu KC ◽  
Subhadra Pradhan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Bachelor Of Science ◽  
Medical College

Introduction: The outbreak of COVID-19 led to lockdown, which in turn led to the closure of schools and colleges. This situation created an opportunity to transform the conventional learning methods into an online or virtual method using various digital platforms. Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences started online classes as an alternative way to resume education during this pandemic. Therefore, this study aims to identify the prevalence of medical science students with a positive attitude towards online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic in a medical college of Kathmandu, Nepal. Methods: The study was conducted among 513 students using descriptive cross-sectional study design who were currently studying Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Proficiency Certificate Level Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and Bachelor of Nursing Science under the Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences. Data was collected from June-July 2020 through an online self-administered questionnaire using Google forms. The results were presented through frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. Results: In this study, 112 (87.5%) Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 189 (83.6%) Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, and 63 (82.9%) Bachelor of Science in Nursing students had a positive attitude towards online classes, while 51 (61.5%) of Proficiency Certificate Level Nursing students had a negative attitude towards it. Conclusions: Most bachelor-level students had a positive attitude towards online classes. With apositive attitude, students’ participation and adaptability in online classes will be high, resulting inbetter academic performance.

scholarly journals Micro-Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate in Neonatal Sepsis of a Tertiary Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (226) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunil Raja Manandhar ◽  
Rydam Basnet
Keyword(s):  
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate ◽  
Sedimentation Rate ◽  
Neonatal Sepsis ◽  
College Teaching ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Erythrocyte Sedimentation

Introduction: Neonatal sepsis is the most important cause of morbidity and mortality among lowbirth weight and preterm babies in developing countries. The main objective of this study is to findthe level of micro-Erythrocyte sedimentation rate in neonatal sepsis. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at the neonatal unit over six monthsperiod (November 2019 to April 2020). All preterm, term and post-term babies with neonatal sepsisdelivered at Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital were enrolled. Ethical clearance wasreceived from the Institutional Review Committee of Kathmandu Medical College (Ref: 181020191).Convenient sampling method was applied and statistical analysis was done with Statistical packagefor social sciences 19 version. Results: Out of 75 babies, confirm sepsis is 13 (17.3%), probable sepsis is 40 (53.4%) and suspectedsepsis is 22 (29.2%). Micro-Erythrocyte sedimentation level is elevated (≥15mm in 1st hr) in 25 (33.3%)babies with a mean micro-Erythrocyte sedimentation level 9.32±5.4 (2-18) mm in 1st hr. The elevatedmicro- Erythrocyte sedimentation level was seen in relation to sepsis types and C-reactive protein. Conclusions: The bedside micro-Erythrocyte sedimentation level aids in the diagnosis of neonatalsepsis.  

scholarly journals Leadership skills among medical interns - a cross sectional study in a medical college in South India

Healthline ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-20
Author(s):  
Maria Nelliyanil ◽  
Chethana K ◽  
Prithvi Shetty ◽  
Manjula Anil ◽  
Meghana Rao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Training ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
College Leadership ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Leadership Crisis

Introduction: Leadership skills among medical students, plays an important role in making them competent and bringing success in their clinical practice. Physician’s professional activities require them to be good team leaders. But there is a leadership crisis among medical doctors in India and leadership skills within their curricula. Objectives: To assess the leadership skills among interns and identify possible influencing factors among them. Method: A cross sectional study was conducted among 110 interns in a medical college. Leadership skills were assessed using Modified Leadership Inventory for Medical Education (LIME). Unpaired t test for association of various factors with mean scores of leadership and Karl Pearson’s correlation coefficient for correlation between the scores of subcomponents of leadership skills were used. Results: Among the interns, 77.3% had a chance to be a leader during school/college days but only 20% had undergone leadership training. 87.3% of them had their leadership scores above average, suggesting good leadership skills. Interns who had been a leader in school/college, enrolled in Scouts/ Guides/ NCC and those who underwent leadership training had statistically significant higher mean scores. Majority had positive attitude towards leadership. There was a statistically significant, moderate correlation between the components of leadership skills.Conclusion: Participants had good leadership skills and there was significant association between former leadership experience and current leadership scores. Most of them had positive attitude towards leadership.

scholarly journals Emotional Intelligence of Medical Post Graduate Students from Central India: A Cross Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-22
Author(s):  
Ujwala U. Ukey ◽  
Sarita K. Sharma ◽  
Sanjeev M. Choudhary ◽  
Tushar S. Tathe
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Central India ◽  
Emotional Awareness ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Study Participants

Background Emotionally intelligent doctors are better able to perceive the need of the patient. In today’s world, where patient satisfaction is one of the most important criteria for a successful medical practice, emotional intelligence of doctors plays a vital role. Objectives To study emotional intelligence of post graduate medical students. Methods It is a cross-sectional study conducted in Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur during January- February 2019. The study participants were one hundred first - year post graduate students. Data collection was done using quick emotional intelligence self administered questionnaire. Data was entered in Microsoft office excels and analyzed with the help of epi info. Results In the present study total 100 post graduate students were assessed of which 56% were male. Emotional awareness and emotional management was better in male post graduate students in comparison with the females and the difference was found to be statistically significantly. The scores of the other two domains were almost equal in both. More than half of the study participants had a satisfactory EI score i.e. 25-34. Conclusion Male post graduate students had better EI. Most of the study participants had a satisfactory EI score.

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