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The Impact of Strengthening Study Habits for Medical Students During COVID-19 Academic Transition: a Mixed-Methods Study
PURPOSE: Assess the impact of learner-specific interventions on third-year medical students to cope with quarantine distance learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: We conducted a nested cross-sectional and mixed-methods study in a sample of 81 third-year medical students. Two face-to-face i...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8023781/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33842024 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40670-021-01277-z |
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author | Tobar, Claudia Garcés, María Sol Crespo-Andrade, María C. Sisa, Ivan |
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description | PURPOSE: Assess the impact of learner-specific interventions on third-year medical students to cope with quarantine distance learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: We conducted a nested cross-sectional and mixed-methods study in a sample of 81 third-year medical students. Two face-to-face interventions were designed and conducted to offer tools to improve study habits, time management, and prioritizing skills. A nine-item structured questionnaire was administered. Descriptive statistics was performed for the quantitative section and thematic analysis for the qualitative section. RESULTS: Of the study population, 74.1% (60/81) completed the online questionnaire, 65.4% were female, and the mean age of the sample was 21.4±1.2 years old. Overall, ~50% of participants affirmed that the workshops were useful to improve time management, organize tasks and adapt to the new study modality imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 60% of the students found the application of the provided tools during the interventions (SMART and COMPASS) useful to determine personal values and set a proper mindset for coping with distance learning. Further, 93.3% of the respondents applied the SMART strategy learned to set goals at least once during the confinement time. These findings were also seen in the thematic analysis. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, most of the students found the workshops useful and were able to practice what they had learned during this pandemic lockdown. Medical schools and higher education institutions should evaluate the possibility of formally including study habit preparation for undergraduates’ students in order to provide resilience and successful academic adaptation during an ever-changing world. |
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spelling | pubmed-80237812021-04-07 The Impact of Strengthening Study Habits for Medical Students During COVID-19 Academic Transition: a Mixed-Methods Study Tobar, Claudia Garcés, María Sol Crespo-Andrade, María C. Sisa, Ivan Med Sci Educ Original Research PURPOSE: Assess the impact of learner-specific interventions on third-year medical students to cope with quarantine distance learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: We conducted a nested cross-sectional and mixed-methods study in a sample of 81 third-year medical students. Two face-to-face interventions were designed and conducted to offer tools to improve study habits, time management, and prioritizing skills. A nine-item structured questionnaire was administered. Descriptive statistics was performed for the quantitative section and thematic analysis for the qualitative section. RESULTS: Of the study population, 74.1% (60/81) completed the online questionnaire, 65.4% were female, and the mean age of the sample was 21.4±1.2 years old. Overall, ~50% of participants affirmed that the workshops were useful to improve time management, organize tasks and adapt to the new study modality imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 60% of the students found the application of the provided tools during the interventions (SMART and COMPASS) useful to determine personal values and set a proper mindset for coping with distance learning. Further, 93.3% of the respondents applied the SMART strategy learned to set goals at least once during the confinement time. These findings were also seen in the thematic analysis. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, most of the students found the workshops useful and were able to practice what they had learned during this pandemic lockdown. Medical schools and higher education institutions should evaluate the possibility of formally including study habit preparation for undergraduates’ students in order to provide resilience and successful academic adaptation during an ever-changing world. Springer US 2021-04-06 /pmc/articles/PMC8023781/ /pubmed/33842024 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40670-021-01277-z Text en © International Association of Medical Science Educators 2021 |
spellingShingle | Original Research Tobar, Claudia Garcés, María Sol Crespo-Andrade, María C. Sisa, Ivan The Impact of Strengthening Study Habits for Medical Students During COVID-19 Academic Transition: a Mixed-Methods Study |
title | The Impact of Strengthening Study Habits for Medical Students During COVID-19 Academic Transition: a Mixed-Methods Study |
title_full | The Impact of Strengthening Study Habits for Medical Students During COVID-19 Academic Transition: a Mixed-Methods Study |
title_fullStr | The Impact of Strengthening Study Habits for Medical Students During COVID-19 Academic Transition: a Mixed-Methods Study |
title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Strengthening Study Habits for Medical Students During COVID-19 Academic Transition: a Mixed-Methods Study |
title_short | The Impact of Strengthening Study Habits for Medical Students During COVID-19 Academic Transition: a Mixed-Methods Study |
title_sort | impact of strengthening study habits for medical students during covid-19 academic transition: a mixed-methods study |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8023781/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33842024 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40670-021-01277-z |
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