Journal of Advances in Medical Education & Professionalism

Effects of structured written feedback by cards on medical students’ performance at mini clinical evaluation exercise (Mini-CEX) in an outpatient clinic

FARIBA HAGHANI; MOHAMMAD HATEF KHORAMI; MOHAMMAD FAKHARI

Volume 4, Issue 3 , July 2016, , Pages 135-140

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Introduction: Feedback cards are recommended as a feasible toolfor structured written feedback delivery in clinical education whileeffectiveness of this tool on the medical students’ ... Read More

Emotional intelligence skills: is nurses’ stress and professional competence related to their emotional intelligence training? a quasi experimental study

AFAGH AGHAJANI INCHE KIKANLOO; KATAOUON JALALI; ZAHRA ASADI; NASRIN SHOKRPOUR; MALIHEH AMIRI; LEILA BAZRAFKAN

Volume 7, Issue 3 , July 2019, , Pages 138-143

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2019.74922

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Introduction: Emotional intelligence is a social skill that controls stress and affects one’s ability to cope with the demands and environmental pressures; it so can ... Read More Introduction: Emotional intelligence is a social skill that controls stress and affects one’s ability to cope with the demands and environmental pressures; it so can improve professional competence in health care providers such as nursing students. Training on emotional intelligence increases the mental health and influences the mutual relationships, stress, depression and aggression. This study aimed to determine the effect of emotional intelligence skills training program on the stress and academic success of nursing students in a higher education health complex.Methods: This study is a quasi-experimental study with an educational intervention. The participants included 100 students of nursing selected by stratified random sampling from both genders. They were randomly categorized into two intervention and control groups including 50 subjects, respectively. We used Meyer and Salvia model in Emotional Intelligence training in the intervention group. During the training sessions in the intervention group, the control group did not receive any intervention. Academic stress and professional competence in both groups were measured before and two weeks after the experiment. SPSS version 21 was used to analyze the data, using Paired t-test, independent t-test, Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney and Chi-Square tests. Results: The mean age of the participants was 20±2.14 years old. According to the results, the mean difference of the changes in the professional competence (p<0.001), total academic stress(p<0.001), and the four areas of academic stress such as emotional response (p<0.001), physical response (p<0.001) and physiological response (p<0.001) were significant. The intervention group, as compared with the control group, showed no significant effect on the other factors of academic stress such as frustration, conflict, academic pressure, changes and self-imposed stress.Conclusion: The education of emotional intelligence components can improve the efficiency of nursing care services and professional competence due to deceased stress.

The effect of written material and verbal method education on anxiety and depression in patients with myocardial infarction in selected hospitals in iran

NADER AGHAKHANI; KAMAL KHADEMVATAN; MOHAMMAD REZA DEHGHANI

Volume 2, Issue 4 , October 2014, , Pages 165-169

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Introduction: Myocardial infarction (MI) is the damage to the heart muscle,or myocardium, resulting from the lack of blood flow to the heart. MI patients experience mental and emotional ... Read More Introduction: Myocardial infarction (MI) is the damage to the heart muscle,or myocardium, resulting from the lack of blood flow to the heart. MI patients experience mental and emotional problems such as depression and anxiety. These complications could cause delay in resuming work, decreased quality of life and increased risk of death. The role of education in facilitating adaptation is very important in these patients. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of written material and verbal method education on anxiety and depression in patients with myocardial infarction in Urmia hospital in 2009.Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental study, comparing the effect of education on anxiety and depression in patients with myocardial infarctionin hospitals affiliated to Urmia University of Medical Science. 124 patientswere selected randomly and divided into two groups. The experimentalgroup was educated through face to face training and an educational booklet (Written Material and Verbal Method). The control group did not receive any intervention. The level of anxiety and depression was evaluated, using HADS questionnaire at 3 intervals: after 48 hours of admission, the discharge day and 2 months after discharge.Results: The findings suggested that MI patients were worried about their social role, interpersonal relations and personal health. Such problems can aggravate symptoms and complicate the future care. There was no significant difference between the control and experimental groups before the intervention, but after the intervention, anxiety and depression in the experimental group was significantly less than that in the control group (p<0.05).Conclusion: Considering the beneficial results obtained from written materials and verbal method education on reducing anxiety and depression in cases with myocardial infarction, this may be one of the health care goals. More research on more patients is required to achieve more conclusive results.

Teaching learning methods of an entrepreneurship curriculum

KERAMAT ESMI; RAHMATALLAH MARZOUGHI; JAFAR TORKZADEH

Volume 3, Issue 4 , October 2015, , Pages 172-177

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Introduction: One of the most significant elements of entrepreneurshipcurriculum design is teaching-learning methods, which plays a key rolein studies and researches related to such ... Read More Introduction: One of the most significant elements of entrepreneurshipcurriculum design is teaching-learning methods, which plays a key rolein studies and researches related to such a curriculum. It is the teachingmethod, and systematic, organized and logical ways of providing lessonsthat should be consistent with entrepreneurship goals and contents, andshould also be developed according to the learners’ needs. Therefore,the current study aimed to introduce appropriate, modern, and effectivemethods of teaching entrepreneurship and their validationMethods: This is a mixed method research of a sequential exploratorykind conducted through two stages: a) developing teaching methods ofentrepreneurship curriculum, and b) validating developed framework. Datawere collected through “triangulation” (study of documents, investigatingtheoretical basics and the literature, and semi-structured interviews withkey experts). Since the literature on this topic is very rich, and views ofthe key experts are vast, directed and summative content analysis wasused. In the second stage, qualitative credibility of research findings wasobtained using qualitative validation criteria (credibility, confirmability, andtransferability), and applying various techniques. Moreover, in order to makesure that the qualitative part is reliable, reliability test was used. Moreover,quantitative validation of the developed framework was conducted utilizingexploratory and confirmatory factor analysis methods and Cronbach’s alpha.The data were gathered through distributing a three-aspect questionnaire(direct presentation teaching methods, interactive, and practical-operationalaspects) with 29 items among 90 curriculum scholars. Target population wasselected by means of purposive sampling and representative sample.Results: Results obtained from exploratory factor analysis showedthat a three factor structure is an appropriate method for describingelements of teaching-learning methods of entrepreneurship curriculum.Moreover, the value for Kaiser Meyer Olkin measure of samplingadequacy equaled 0.72 and the value for Bartlett’s test of varianceshomogeneity was significant at the 0.0001 level. Except for internshipelement, the rest had a factor load of higher than 0.3. Also, the results ofconfirmatory factor analysis showed the model appropriateness, and thecriteria for qualitative accreditation were acceptable.Conclusion: Developed model can help instructors in selecting anappropriate method of entrepreneurship teaching, and it can also make surethat the teaching is on the right path. Moreover, the model is comprehensiveand includes all the effective teaching methods in entrepreneurshipeducation. It is also based on qualities, conditions, and requirements ofHigher Education Institutions in Iranian cultural environment.Keywords: Teaching; Learning; Curriculum

A multiple-mini interview (MMI) for emergency medicine residency admissions: A brief report and qualitative analysis

MEGAN BOYSEN-OSBORN; ALISA WRAY; WIRACHIN HOONPONGSIMANONT; BHARATH CHAKRAVARTHY; JEFFREY R SUCHARD; WARREN WIECHMANN; SHANNON TOOHEY

Volume 6, Issue 4 , October 2018, , Pages 176-180

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2018.41027

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Introduction: A multiple-mini interview (MMI) is a type ofstructured interview, which may assess many non-cognitivedomains in residency applicants. There are few studies on MMIduring ... Read More

Learning style preferences: A study of Pre-clinical Medical Students in Barbados

NKEMCHO OJEH; NATASHA SOBERS-GRANNUM; UMA GAUR; MD. ANWARUL AZIM MAJUMDER

Volume 5, Issue 4 , October 2017, , Pages 185-194

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Introduction: Educators need to be aware of different learningstyles to effectively tailor instructional strategies and methodsto cater to the students’ learning needs and support ... Read More Introduction: Educators need to be aware of different learningstyles to effectively tailor instructional strategies and methodsto cater to the students’ learning needs and support a conductivelearning environment. The VARK [an acronym for visual (V),aural (A), read/write (R) and kinesthetic (K)] instrument isa useful model to assess learning styles. The aim of this studywas to use the VARK questionnaire to determine the learningstyles of pre-clinical medical students in order to compare theperceived and assessed learning style preferences, assess genderdifferences in learning style preferences, and determine whetherany relationships exists between awareness of learning styles andacademic grades, age, gender and learning modality.Methods: The VARK questionnaire was administered to preclinicalstudents taking a variety of courses in the first three yearsof the undergraduate MB BS degree programme at the Faculty ofMedical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Cave HillCampus, Barbados in 2014.Results: The majority of the students were multimodal learnerswith no differences observed between males (59.5%) and females(60.0%), with tetramodal being the most common. Read/write(33.8%) followed by kinesthetic (32.5%) were the most commonlearning style preferences. The sensory modality preference forfemales was read/write (34.2%) and for males it was kinesthetic(40.5%). Significant differences were observed between theperceived and assessed learning style preferences with amajority of visual and read/write learners correctly matchingtheir perceived to their actual learning styles. Awareness oflearning styles was associated with learning modality but notwith academic performance, age or gender. Overall, 60.7% ofhigh achievers used multimodal learning compared to 56.9%low achievers.Conclusion: The findings from this study indicated that theVARK tool was useful in gathering information about differentlearning styles, and might assist educators in designing blendedteaching strategies to cater to the students’ needs as well as helpthe students in becoming aware of their learning style preferencesto enhance learning.Keywords: Education; Learning; Teaching; Medical students

Reflection on the future of medical care: Challenges of social accountability from the viewpoints of care providers and patients

MASUMEH SANAII; LEILI MOSALANEJAD; SAIDEH RAHMANIAN; ALIREZA SAHRAIEYAN; ALI DEHGHANI

Volume 4, Issue 4 , October 2016, , Pages 188-194

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Introduction: Clearly, there are some challenges and difficultiesin fulfilling social accountability which should be identified anddealt with in order to reach the ultimate goal. The ... Read More

Designing a thesis tele-supervision system for postgraduate medical sciences students

SHAHABEDDIN ABHARI; HOSSEIN MONEM; ALI GARAVAND; PEIVAND BASTANI; RITA REZAEE

Volume 7, Issue 4 , October 2019, , Pages 191-204

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2019.74926.

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Introduction: Today, progressing science and technology at all domains, including education and research, will bring new opportunities to resolve the communication and interaction problems. ... Read More

A Study on the Performance and Perception of Medical students in Online Spotter versus Traditional Spotter Examinations

SANGEETHA ARUMUGAM; NANDHA KUMAR SUBBIAH; SONY JHANSI PRIYA

Volume 10, Issue 4 , October 2022, , Pages 246-252

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2022.94591.1597

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Introduction: Medical institutions around the world are exploring various newer modes of teaching and assessmentmethods to incorporate into the teaching curriculum. In this changing ... Read More Introduction: Medical institutions around the world are exploring various newer modes of teaching and assessmentmethods to incorporate into the teaching curriculum. In this changing situation, e-learning methods are being widely used. For determining the effectiveness of a new learning method, assessment should be done since learning and assessment are intricately associated. One such newer method of testing practical anatomy knowledge is online spotter examination. The present study was conducted to correlate the students’ performance between traditional and online spotter exam and analyse the students’ perception about both exam patterns.Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 120 first year medical students after obtaining ethical approval from the Institute Research and Ethics committee. Students were selected using simple random sampling method. Two modes of practical examination, traditional and online spotter, were conducted. After the examination, mean scores of OSE and TSE were compared using independent sample t-test. A questionnaire was given to collect data on their perception about the exam pattern, and the responses were scored using Likert scale.Results: The performance mean score in online spotter exam was higher compared to traditional spotter exam. Analysis of the students’ perception about the exam pattern revealed that they preferred the online examination. This could be attributed to advantages of online teaching and learning using audio-visual aids with good quality images (84=70%), easy to answer in multiple choice question (78=65%), quick results (108=90%), absence of bias in evaluation (108=90%), easy for future online postgraduate entrance exams (114=95%), and overall time limit and its advantages (84=70%);the only drawback was anxiety about internet connectivity (96=80%).Conclusion: Online spotter exam can be conducted for routine formative assessment under controlled conditions to improve the students’ knowledge and enhance their confidence and adaptability for future online exams.

Challenges and opportunities of acquiring scientific authority in medical sciences: determination of the experts’ views based on qualitative content analysis

SOLEIMAN AHMADY; NASRIN KHAJEALI; ZOHREHSADAT MIRMOGHTADAIE

Volume 8, Issue 1 , January 2020, , Pages 32-41

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2019.74823.

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Introduction: Capability is built upon knowledge and wisdom, and scientific progress and development is associated with wealth production, national and international authority, ... Read More Introduction: Capability is built upon knowledge and wisdom, and scientific progress and development is associated with wealth production, national and international authority, andindependence. To promote scientific development, as a prerequisite to the country’s progress in other areas, there is a need for strategic planning and creating scientific capacities. Today’s world is facinga rapid growth and development in science and technology, and universities and higher education centers have an important role in the society’s development and progress in the areas of humanresources training, science and technology production, and solving different problems. Considering the Iran’s health scientific road map and communication of innovation and reform plans, andsince universities are required to identify the areas of authority, this study was conducted to determine the challenges of scientific authority promotion and proper courses of action.Methods: In this study, content analysis was used as a qualitative research method. The triangulation method was applied for data collection. Purposive sampling was done to select the participantsfor focused group discussion and data collection continued until data saturation was achieved. The participants were 19 higher education experts and MOHME policymakers. The ATLAS.ti software version 5.2 was used for analysis of data.Results: The results of the analysis of transcripts obtained from FGD with higher education experts and MOHME policymakers showed 4 themes, 10 categories and 43 sub-categories. The resultingthemes included: “Experienced perceptions of scientific authority”, “Requirements of scientific authority”, “Challenges of scientific authority”, and “Strategies for promoting scientific authority”. Conclusion: Universities and governmental sectors do not represent all the capacities, and there are much more capacities that can be exploited with participation of different sectors and institutions, especially inter-sectoral and inter-university collaborations. Many advances in new sciences have occurred in interdisciplinary majors, and these collaborations help to take solid steps towards scientific authority.

A survey to study and compare factors affecting human resources efficiency

MOHSEN KHADEMI; SEDIGHEH MOKHTARPOUR; AKBAR MOMENI RAD; FATIMAH AVATEFI FARD

Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2013, , Pages 33-35

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Introduction: The human resources are considered the main asset of anysociety. If used properly and effectively, it will create other sources and above all the added value. The quality ... Read More

Academic resilience in education: the role of achievement goal orientations

BAHRAM JOWKAR; JAVAD KOJURI; NAEIMEH KOHOULAT; ALI ASGHAR HAYAT

Volume 2, Issue 1 , January 2014, , Pages 33-38

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Introduction: In the past 2 decades, research findings established achievementgoal theory as a powerful framework for conceptualizing difference in thequality of student’s engagement, ... Read More

Medical ethics as practiced by students, nurses and faculty members in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

LEILA BAZRAFCAN; PARISA NABEIEI; NASRIN SHOKRPOUR; NEDA MOADAB

Volume 3, Issue 1 , January 2015, , Pages 33-38

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fulfilling the related responsibilities has ethical aspects thatmust be addressed carefully. Each role requires extensivetraining, which usually takes place in university institutions.Ethics ... Read More

Assessment of dental students’ communication skills with patients

MAHTAB MEMARPOUR; LEILA BAZRAFKAN; ZAHRA ZAREI

Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2016, , Pages 33-38

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Introduction: Establishment of effective communicationbetween the clinician and patient is essential in order to increasethe effectiveness of treatment. These skills have been lessinvestigated ... Read More Introduction: Establishment of effective communicationbetween the clinician and patient is essential in order to increasethe effectiveness of treatment. These skills have been lessinvestigated among dental students. This study aimed to evaluatecommunication skills of dental students in Shiraz with patientsthrough direct observation, patients’ perspectives and students’self-assessments.Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled the fifth and sixthyear dental students and one of each student’s patients whowas chosen using simple random sampling method. We used achecklist for data collection. Students’ communication skills wereassessed at three steps of the student-patient interview – at thebeginning of the interview, during the interview, and at the endof the interview. The checklist was completed by three groups: 1)an observer, 2) the patient and 3) the student, as self-assessment.The validity of the checklist was confirmed by clinical professorsand the reliability was determined by Cronbach’s alpha test. Datawere analyzed using descriptive statistics and Student’s t test.A repeated measure MANOVA was used to compare the meancommunication skills in the researcher, patients, and students ateach step of the patient interviews.Results: There were 110 students (mean age: 22.3±8.4 years)and 110 patients (mean age: 32±8.8 years) who completed thechecklists. Overall, the communication skills of dental studentswere rated as good according to the patients. However, the observerand student participants rated the skills at the moderate level. Weobserved significant differences between communication skills inall three groups and in the three steps of the patient interviews(p<0.001). According to patients’ beliefs and students’ selfassessments, there were no differences between male and femalestudents in communication skills in the three steps of the patientinterviews (all p>0.05). However from the observer’s viewpoint,female students showed better communication skills during theinterviews (p=0.001).Conclusion: There was a degree of failure in communication skillsof dental students with patients in the interview process. It will benecessary that communication skills be taught, particularly forstudents involved in clinical practice.Keywords: Communication skill; Relationship; Dental student

Dynamics of self-directed learning in M.Sc. nursing students: A qualitative research

FATEMEH SHIRAZI; FARKHONDEH SHARIF; ZAHRA MOLAZEM; MAHBOOBEH ALBORZI

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2017, , Pages 33-41

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Introduction: Working in the complex and ever changinghealthcare settings forces the nurses and nursing students to beequipped with lifelong learning skills. One of the lifelong learningskills ... Read More

The influence of role-modeling on the clinical empathy of medical interns: A qualitative study

NAHID AHMADIAN YAZDI; SHOALEH BIGDELI; KAMRAN SOLTANI ARABSHAHI; SAEIDEH GHAFFARIFAR

Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2019, , Pages 35-41

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2019.41043

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Introduction: Clinical empathy ascertains the quality of doctorpatientrelationship and entails beneficial outcomes for bothparties. Role-modeling is a major factor in promoting clinicalempathy ... Read More

Psychometric characteristics of clinical reasoning problems (CRPs) and its correlation with routine multiple choice question (MCQ) in cardiology department

ZAHRA DERAKHSHANDEH; MITRA AMINI; JAVAD KOJURI; MARZIYEH DEHBOZORGIAN

Volume 6, Issue 1 , January 2018, , Pages 37-42

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2018.43346

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Introduction: Clinical reasoning is one of the most importantskills in the process of training a medical student to become anefficient physician. Assessment of the reasoning skills ... Read More Introduction: Clinical reasoning is one of the most importantskills in the process of training a medical student to become anefficient physician. Assessment of the reasoning skills in a medicalschool program is important to direct students’ learning. One ofthe tests for measuring the clinical reasoning ability is ClinicalReasoning Problems (CRPs). The major aim of this study is tomeasure psychometric properties of CRPs and define correlationbetween this test and routine MCQ in cardiology department ofShiraz medical school.Methods: This study was a descriptive study conducted ontotal cardiology residents of Shiraz Medical School. The studypopulation consists of 40 residents in 2014. The routine CRPsand the MCQ tests was designed based on similar objectives andwere carried out simultaneously. Reliability, item difficulty, itemdiscrimination, and correlation between each item and the totalscore of CRPs were all measured by Excel and SPSS softwarefor checking psycometeric CRPs test. Furthermore, we calculatedthe correlation between CRPs test and MCQ test. The meandifferences of CRPs test score between residents’ academic year[second, third and fourth year] were also evaluated by Analysis ofvariances test (One Way ANOVA) using SPSS software (version20)(α=0.05).Results: The mean and standard deviation of score in CRPs was10.19±3.39 out of 20; in MCQ, it was 13.15±3.81 out of 20. Itemdifficulty was in the range of 0.27-0.72; item discrimination was0.30-0.75 with question No.3 being the exception (that was 0.24).The correlation between each item and the total score of CRP was0.26-0.87; the correlation between CRPs test and MCQ test was0.68 (p<0.001). The reliability of the CRPs was 0.72 as calculatedby using Cronbach’s alpha. The mean score of CRPs was differentamong residents based on their academic year and this differencewas statistically significant (p<0.001).Conclusion: The results of this present investigation revealed thatCRPs could be reliable test for measuring clinical reasoning inresidents. It can be included in cardiology residency assessmentprograms.Keywords: Cardiovascular, Clinical reasoning, Reliability

Survey of relationship between principals’ demographic characteristics and conflict management style choices

SEDIGHEH MOKHTARPOUR; MOHSEN KHADEMI; HOSSEIN MOKHTARPOUR

Volume 1, Issue 2 , April 2013, , Pages 64-67

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Introduction: Conflict is inevitable in workplaces and it is very important to manage it in a proper way to minimize the problems that might arise. The aim of this research is surveying ... Read More

Using video-taped examples of standardized patient to teach medical students taking informed consent

SHIRIN HABIBI KHORASANI; SEDIGHEH EBRAHIMI

Volume 3, Issue 2 , April 2015, , Pages 72-76

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Introduction: Medical student should be trained in medicalethics and one of the most essential issues in this field is takinginformed consents. In this research, we compared the effect ... Read More

Medical students’ academic emotions: the role of perceived learning environment

NAEIMEH KOHOULAT; ALI ASGHAR HAYAT; MOHAMMAD REZA DEHGHANI; JAVAD KOJURI; MITRA AMINI

Volume 5, Issue 2 , April 2017, , Pages 78-83

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Introduction: Research shows that there is a relationship betweenstudents’ perceptions of classroom and learning environment andtheir cognitive, affective, emotional and behavioral ... Read More

Nursing students’ satisfaction about their field of study

ASHRAFALSADAT HAKIM

Volume 2, Issue 2 , April 2014, , Pages 82-87

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Introduction: Nowadays students’ opinion is considered as a necessary factor to evaluate quality in universities. This study was performed to evaluate the nursing students’ satisfaction ... Read More

Impact of clinical supervision on field training of nursing students at Urmia University of Medical Sciences

MOHAMMADREZA DEHGHANI; SHIRIN GHANAVATI; BEHROUZ SOLTANI; NADER AGHAKHANI; SEZANEH HAGHPANAH

Volume 4, Issue 2 , April 2016, , Pages 88-92

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Introduction: Obtaining clinical competency in clinical educationis one of the problems in nursing and use of the new methods ofclinical training is very important. Clinical supervision ... Read More

Strategies to curb young researchers from predatory publishers

THORAKKAL SHAMIM

Volume 6, Issue 2 , April 2018, , Pages 92-93

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2018.41012

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This letter addresses the current scenario ofpredatory publishers in the medical fieldand strategies to curb young researchers frompredatory publishing. Today, the increasingtrend and ... Read More This letter addresses the current scenario ofpredatory publishers in the medical fieldand strategies to curb young researchers frompredatory publishing. Today, the increasingtrend and magnitude of predatory publishershave proposed a big challenge to youngresearchers in the medical field (1). Predatorypublishers are publishers which publish paperswith questionable peer review, charge enormouspublication fees with unknown location ofthe real controlling entity (2). Jeffry Beall hasupdated the lists of predatory publications morerecently (3). Predatory publishers are publishingbogus research which are harmful to the patientand the public and cause threat to the integrity ofscientific research (4). It was evident from a recentstudy from India that predatory publications mayhave several publication houses with differentnames under a single roof to trap authors fromdifferent geographic locations (5). People with noresearch interest, persons with intention of quickpublication for promotion, innocent researchersunaware of predatory unscientific practice areoften victims to predatory publishers (6). Morerecently, World Association of Medical Editorshas conveyed information about the role ofDirectory of open access journals (DOAJ).Beall’s list of predatory publications and thinkcheck submit criteria in distinguishing predatoryfrom legitimate publications were appreciatedthroughout the globe (7). The young researchersshould keep the above attributes related topredatory publishers in mind.The following strategies (individual- wise andcommunity- wise) should be implemented to curbyoung researchers from predatory publishing.If the researcher had got invitation to submitan article from a predatory publisher as email,he/she should follow Beall’s list of predatorypublications, think check submit criteria andDirectory of open access journals (DOAJ) andPubMed indexation to authenticate the publisher.World Association of Medical Editors shouldinitiate continuing medical education programsand workshops regarding predatory publishersthroughout the globe through regional bodiessuch as Indian Association of Medical JournalEditors (India), Pakistan Association of MedicalEditors (Pakistan) and Iranian Society of MedicalEditors (Iran). The members of the above-saidassociations should conduct workshops andcontinuing medical education programs inregional areas to encourage ethical publishingin future. It will be more interesting if WorldAssociation of Medical Editors has come up withpredatory publishers, detecting software installedin Medical Universities similar to plagiarismdetection software to halt the flourishing ofpredatory publishers.

The effects of teaching stress management skills on the quality of life in ICU nurses

FARIBA GHODSBIN; KHATEREH ROSTAMI; FARKHONDEH SHARIF; IRAN JAHANBIN; SAREH KESHAVARZI

Volume 1, Issue 3 , July 2013, , Pages 94-99

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Introduction: Job stress is one of the main factors in decreasing productivity in organizations and the leading cause of psychosomatic disorders in personnel. Since job stress of nurses ... Read More Introduction: Job stress is one of the main factors in decreasing productivity in organizations and the leading cause of psychosomatic disorders in personnel. Since job stress of nurses working in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) is considered as an important segment in health and medical systems, it significantly affects the quality of care and the nurse’s quality of life. To this end, the purpose of this research is to examine the effects of teaching stress management skills on the quality of life of the nurses working at ICU of the hospitals affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Methods: The subjects of the study consisted of 60 ICU nurses with the average stress score in Osipow job stress exam working at the hospitals affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. The subjects were randomly assigned to two groups (30 in the case and 30 in the control group). The intervention was performed as a teaching stress management workshop for eight hours throughout two-days (four hours per day), and the nurses were followed up for two months. The data were collected through a two part questionnaire including demographic characteristics and WHO Quality of life BREF and were analyzed in SPSS software using paired t test, and t-test. Results: The findings showed that the nurses of both the case and control groups were homogeneous considering the demographic data such as age, sex, marital status, number of children, shift position, job satisfaction, number of working hours per week, work experience and the amount of income. Moreover, there was no significant difference between the mean score of the life quality before the intervention in both groups. But after the intervention, a significant increase was revealed in the mean score of the life quality of the case group as compared to that of the control group (P<0.0001). Conclusion: The findings revealed the efficacy of the stress management workshop in improving the life quality of ICU nurses. During one and two months after the intervention, the mean score of the quality of life had a significance increase compared to the stage before the intervention.Keywords: ICU, Nurse, Stress management, Quality of life

Needs assessment for standardized educational program for Iranian Medical Students in crisis and disaster management

RITA REZAEE; MAHMOUDREZA PEYRAVI; MILAD AHMADI MARZALEH; AMIR KHORRAM-MANESH

Volume 7, Issue 2 , April 2019, , Pages 95-102

https://doi.org/10.30476/jamp.2019.44713

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Introduction: Early education and training are mandatory toraise the knowledge and awareness of the healthcare staff. Iranis a disaster prone area with a high number of emergencies.This ... Read More

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