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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Rana Kilic, Julian Adriano Nasello, Valerie Melchior, Jean-Marc Triffaux
Summary: Academic burnout is prevalent among medical students, with emotional exhaustion and cynicism changing significantly over different study years. Women are more vulnerable to emotional exhaustion than men, and perceived stress is a major predictor of academic burnout.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sonia Ijaz Haider, Farhatulain Ahmed, Hassan Pasha, Hadia Pasha, Nudrat Farheen, Muhammad Talha Zahid
Summary: This study explored the association between resilience, coping mechanisms, and life satisfaction in medical students during the current pandemic. The results showed a strong positive correlation between resilience and life satisfaction, and a weak negative correlation between avoidant coping and life satisfaction. Religion was identified as an important coping strategy among medical students.
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Education & Educational Research
Kelly Rhea MacArthur, Clare L. Stacey, Sarah Harvey, Jonathan Markle
Summary: This study examines the relationship between clinical empathy and well-being among pre-medical students, finding that clinical empathy indirectly affects depression through burnout. The different dimensions of clinical empathy have varying effects on burnout and depression among pre-medical students.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Wenzhi Wu, Xiao Ma, Yilin Liu, Qiqi Qi, Zhichao Guo, Shujun Li, Lei Yu, Qing Long, Yatang Chen, Zhaowei Teng, Xiujuan Li, Yong Zeng
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between empathy and learning burnout among medical students, as well as the mediating effect of resilience. The findings showed that empathy negatively predicted learning burnout, positively predicted mental resilience, and resilience negatively predicted learning burnout. Furthermore, resilience partially mediated the relationship between empathy and learning burnout of medical college students.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Hyoung Seok Shin, Hyunmi Park, Young-Mee Lee
Summary: This study investigated the multifaceted factors affecting empathy in medical students, finding that academic efficacy is a significant factor influencing both affective and cognitive empathy across different genders, study years, and domains of burnout.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Aidos K. Bolatov, Telman Z. Seisembekov, Dariga S. Smailova, Hengameh Hosseini
Summary: This study investigates burnout and associated factors among medical students in Astana Medical University, Kazakhstan. The prevalence of burnout syndrome was found to be 28% (CBI-S) and 31% (OLBI-S). The study identifies various factors associated with burnout, including gender, year of study, thoughts of dropping out, mental health, and interpersonal relationship problems.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hussein Alhawari, Sameeha AlShelleh, Hussam Alhawari, Reem Akiely, Bayan Abdallah, Nada Hajjaj, Saja Alkhalaileh, Saif Aldeen AlRyalat
Summary: In this study, a higher prevalence of hypertension and depression was found among medical students. There was an association between higher depression scores and higher diastolic blood pressure. These findings emphasize the importance of comprehensive screening for hypertension and depression among both patient groups.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Katti Sathaporn, Jarurin Pitanupong
Summary: More than half of the clinical-year medical students in Thailand reported below-average levels of empathy. Female gender, better mental health, and a low level of depersonalization were identified as important factors associated with improved empathy levels.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jose Manuel Blanco Canseco, Augusto Blanco Alfonso, Fernando Caballero Martinez, Maria Magdalena Hawkins Solis, Teresa Fernandez Agullo, Lourdes Lledo Garcia, Antonio Lopez Roman, Antonio Pinas Mesa, Elena Maria Vara Ameigeiras, Diana Monge Martin
Summary: This study evaluates the degree of empathy among medical students and its influencing factors, finding no differences in empathy levels among medical students at critical moments of their degree studies. Women, volunteer workers, and students preferring certain specialties scored higher on empathy. Additionally, a high percentage of medical students experienced psychological distress.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Patricia Capdevila-Gaudens, J. Miguel Garcia-Abajo, Diego Flores-Funes, Mila Garcia-Barbero, Joaquin Garcia-Estan
Summary: Medical students in Spain have a high prevalence of mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, lack of empathy, and burnout, with higher rates among women and senior students. Universities and medical schools should provide support and create an environment conducive to reducing mental health problems among medical students.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Elizabeth A. Samuels, Dowin H. Boatright, Ambrose H. Wong, Laura D. Cramer, Mayur M. Desai, Michael T. Solotke, Darin Latimore, Cary P. Gross
Summary: This study suggests that LGB medical students are more likely to experience burnout than their heterosexual peers, partly due to mistreatment. Further efforts are needed to ensure that medical schools provide safe and inclusive learning environments for LGB medical students.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Chanhee Seo, Christina Di Carlo, Selina Xiangxu Dong, Karine Fournier, Kay-Anne Haykal
Summary: Medical students are at risk for suicidal ideation (SI) and suicide attempt (SA) due to poor mental health outcomes, burnout, comorbid mental illness, and stress. Individual risk factors need further research for effective suicide prevention programs in medical school.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Franck Rolland, Nawale Hadouiri, Adrien Haas-Jordache, Evan Gouy, Loona Mathieu, Anne Goulard, Yannick Morvan, Ariel Frajerman
Summary: This is the largest study on French medical students' mental health, and the results indicate that French students face particular environmental conditions that need to be addressed to improve their mental health.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Christina Cronauer Klockner, Margaret W. Gerbase, Mathieu Nendaz, Anne Baroffio, Noelle Perron Junod
Summary: This study examined the relationship between cognitive and behavioural empathy in medical students. The findings indicated that there were no differences in verbal empathy between low and high scorers, but high scorers displayed slightly better non-verbal communication skills.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2022)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Jacob R. Greenmyer, Michelle Montgomery, Charles Hosford, Michael Burd, Vanessa Miller, Michael H. Storandt, Koffi L. Lakpa, Christopher Tiongson
Summary: Pathogenic guilt may be a contributing factor to burnout in medical students, affecting the relationship between empathy and burnout.
TEACHING AND LEARNING IN MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Bruno Perotta, Fernanda M. Arantes-Costa, Sylvia C. Enns, Ernesto A. Figueiro-Filho, Helena Paro, Itamar S. Santos, Geraldo Lorenzi-Filho, Milton A. Martins, Patricia Z. Tempski
Summary: This study found a significant association between sleep problems, daytime somnolence, and sleep deprivation with academic performance and mental health in medical students. Female medical students showed higher levels of daytime sleepiness compared to male students, and these factors were related to quality of life, perception of educational environment, anxiety, and depression symptoms.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Anesthesiology
Ananaira Alves Goulart, Andre Lucatelli, Paulo Sergio Panse Silveira, Jose de Oliveira Siqueira, Valeria Fontanelle Angelim Pereira, Maria Jose Carvalho Carmona, Livia Stocco Sanches Valentin, Joaquim Edson Vieira
Summary: This study compared a digital game with standard neuropsychological tests to assess postoperative cognitive dysfunction. The results showed that the digital game provided scores in agreement with standardized tests for evaluating visual perception and possibly short-term memory cognitive functions. Further studies are needed to verify the correlation of other phases of the digital game with standardized tests assessing cognitive functions.
BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Anesthesiology
Andre Lucatelli, Ananaira Alves Goulart, Paulo Sergio Panse Silveira, Jose de Oliveira Siqueira, Maria Jose Carvalho Carmona, Valeria Fontenelle Angelim Pereira, Livia Stocco Sanches Valentin, Joaquim Edson Vieira
Summary: This study used a digital game as a neuropsychological test to assess postoperative cognitive dysfunction and found that the game was able to detect decline in multiple cognitive functions. Due to its faster completion time compared to traditional tests, the digital game may be a recommended tool for assessing patients, especially the elderly and those in the early postoperative period.
BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIOLOGY
(2022)
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Nursing
Vanessa A. D. S. Rodrigues, Yahn R. Abreu, Camila A. G. Santos, Alan F. Gatti, Gabriella M. Murer, Barbara D. R. Gontijo, Juliana S. Alves, Thayna M. Cunha, Vivian Mara G. O. Azevedo, Tania M. S. Mendonca, Helena B. M. S. Paro
Summary: The use of nonpharmacological labor pain management methods can effectively reduce unnecessary cesarean birth. Further studies can help healthcare professionals offer more appropriate methods at different stages of labor.
BIRTH-ISSUES IN PERINATAL CARE
(2022)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Elda de Oliveira, Rafaela Goncalves Dantas, Giovanna Araujo Amaral, Renata Rocha Barreto Giaxa, Aecio Flavio Teixeira de Gois
Summary: The authors conducted a qualitative research with students with disabilities from a medical school in Brazil to identify barriers and facilitators to inclusion. The students highlighted the importance of peer and teacher acceptance in inclusion, and expressed doubts about their ability to practice medicine.
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Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Kassio Silva Cunha, Leticia Martins Okada, Ana Elisa Madalena Rinaldi, Emanuele Souza Marques, Helena Borges Martins da Silva Paro, Catarina Machado Azeredo
Summary: Early sexual initiation is associated with the co-occurrence of health risk behaviors among Brazilian adolescents, with girls being more vulnerable than boys.
SEXUALITY RESEARCH AND SOCIAL POLICY
(2023)
Article
Ethics
Helena Borges Martins da Silva Paro, Renata Rodrigues Catani, Rafaela Cordeiro Freire, Gabriela Rondon
Summary: This article describes the difficulties faced by a Brazilian abortion service during the COVID-19 pandemic and presents three bottom-up advocacy strategies to reduce inequalities that impact vulnerable populations.
DEVELOPING WORLD BIOETHICS
(2023)
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Psychology, Biological
Joao Lucas Bernardy, Jessica B. Santiago, Jose Oliveira Siqueira, Paulo Sergio Panse Silveira, Altay de Souza, Marcelo Frota Benvenuti
Summary: We pay tribute to Rachlin's work and emphasize the self-control and altruism involved in researching and writing for posterity. We discuss the influence of Rachlin's work on a series of seminars at the University of Sao Paulo (Brazil), which were based on his book from 1989. We present empirical exercises conducted during these seminars to illustrate Rachlin's contributions to the science of behavior.
JOURNAL OF THE EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Paulo Sergio Panse Silveira, Jose de Oliveira Siqueira, Joao Lucas Bernardy, Jessica Santiago, Thiago Cersosimo Meneses, Bianca Sanches Portela, Marcelo Frota Benvenuti
Summary: We describe the mathematical functions of feedback for variable interval and variable differential reinforcement of low rates, which are solely dependent on schedule size. Using an R script called Beak, we simulated behavior rates and assessed various reinforcement feedback functions with great precision. Our results show that the best feedback function for random interval schedules was proposed by Baum (1981), while the model used by Killeen (1975) is suitable for random differential reinforcement of low rates schedules. Beak provides a foundation for a better understanding of reinforcement schedules and can guide future experiments in utilizing schedules as theoretical and methodological tools.
JOURNAL OF THE EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIOR
(2023)
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Education, Scientific Disciplines
Joaquim Edson Vieira, Jose Oliveira Siqueira, Paulo Sergio Panse Silveira
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Psychology, Mathematical
Paulo Sergio Panse Silveira, Jose Oliveira Siqueira
Summary: In this study, we assessed several agreement coefficients applied in 2x2 contingency tables commonly used in research using dichotomization. We developed a general method to evaluate any estimator candidate for agreement measurement and found that Cohen's kappa is a measurement of association while McNemar's chi-squared cannot assess association or agreement. We concluded that Holley and Guilford's G and Gwet's AC1 are the two authentic agreement estimators with the best performance over a range of table sizes.
BEHAVIOR RESEARCH METHODS
(2023)
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Surgery
Jose M. de Oliveira Squarisi, Marcell de Mello Naves, Lucas Gomes Patrocinio, Helena Borges Martins da Silva Paro, Tania Maria da Silva Mendonca, Carlos H. Martins da Silva
Summary: This study assessed the impact of maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgery on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and daytime sleepiness in patients with moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea. The results showed that patients who underwent MMA experienced a reduction in daytime sleepiness and an improvement in various domains of quality of life, including physical role functioning, vitality, mental health, and social role functioning.
JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
(2022)
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Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Paulo Sergio Panse Silveira, Jose Oliveira Siqueira
Summary: Histograms and coefficient of variation are popular summary statistics, but have limitations such as not reflecting probability distribution properly and not being a true measure of relative variability. Density plots and Eisenhauer's relative dispersion coefficient are suggested as better alternatives to address these issues.
QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Bianca M. Stifani, Susane Mei Hwang, Renata Rodrigues Catani, Helena Borges Martins da Silva Paro, Nerys Benfield
Summary: This paper describes a multi-phase capacity-building project to introduce D&E in Brazil. Through a combination of observation, clinical training, and remote mentorship, D&E was successfully introduced in two sites despite legal restrictions and abortion stigma.
FRONTIERS IN GLOBAL WOMENS HEALTH
(2022)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Anibal Eusebio Faundes Latham, Cristiao Fernando Rosas, Helena Borges Martins da Silva Paro, Michele Lopes Pedrosa, Rivaldo Mendes de Albuquerque, Robinson Dias de Medeiros
REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE GINECOLOGIA E OBSTETRICIA
(2021)